The Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 (Amendment) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/1484
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 30th June 1996.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1907 Act ” means the Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 .

Section 2 Amendments to the 1907 Act

The following shall be substituted for the definition of “mine owner” in section 2 of the 1907 Act:

The expression “mine owner” means:

a person who would for the time being be entitled to work and get supporting minerals if the Company had no right of support in respect thereof for the Leigh Canal; and,

in so far as no other person falls within the definition in paragraph (a) in respect of any supporting minerals, in respect of coal-mining operations before the restructuring date, the Coal Authority;

Section 3 Amendments to the 1907 Act

Section 2 of the 1907 Act shall be amended by the insertion at its end of the following definitions:

“coal-mining operations” and “the restructuring date” have the meanings given to them by section 65 of the Coal Industry Act 1994;

“the Coal Authority” means the Coal Authority established by section 1 of the Coal Industry Act 1994;

Section 4 Coming into force of the amendments to the 1907 Act

The amendments to the 1907 Act made by articles 2 and 3 of this Order shall be treated as if they came into force on the restructuring date.