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The British Coal Corporation (Change of Quorum) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/1588 · Made 25 June 1997

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COAL INDUSTRY

Made 25th June 1997

Laid before Parliament 26th June 1997

Coming into force 1st July 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(7) of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946f1 and now vested in himf2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1946 c. 59.

f2

S.I. 1969/1498, S.I. 1970/1537, S.I. 1974/692, S.I. 1992/1314.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Coal Industry Nationalisation (National Coal Board) Regulations 1946
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as The British Coal Corporation (Change of Quorum) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st July 1997.

2Amendment to the Coal Industry Nationalisation (National Coal Board) Regulations 1946

In regulation 4 (Quorum) of the Coal Industry Nationalisation (National Coal Board)f1 Regulations 1946f2:—

  • for the word “three” there shall be substituted “two”.

Signature

John Battle,

Minister of State for Science, Energy and Industry,

Department of Trade and Industry

25th June 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 4 (Quorum) of the Coal Industry Nationalisation (National Coal Board) Regulations 1946 (as amended by The British Coal Corporation (Change of Quorum) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1506)) by substituting a quorum of two for the quorum of three required at a meeting of the British Coal Corporation.