| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for the acquisition of the property in all unworked coal and mines of coal and in certain associated minerals, and of certain associated property and rights in land, by a Commission with power of management thereover; for amending the enactments relating to facilities for the working of minerals; for empowering the commission to promote a reduction in the number of coal-mining undertakings; for continuing Part I of the Coal Mines Act, 1930, and for amending the provisions thereof with respect to committees of investigation; for enabling land to be acquired compulsorily for the purposes of the miners welfare committee; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 52 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales, Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 July 1938 |
| Other legislation | |
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| Relates to | Coal Mines Act 1930 |
Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Coal Act 1938 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Coal Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 52) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Coal Commission. Criticized for its inconsistencies, the Act was repealed, by degrees, over the next several decades.