# Coal Industry Act 1994, Section 4A: Power of the Authority with respect to coal mine water discharge

Extent: E+W

(1) The Authority may take such action as it considers appropriate (if any) for the purpose of preventing, or mitigating the effect of, the discharge of water from a coal mine into or on to any land or into any controlled waters.
(2) In this section and sections 4B , 4C and 4CA below—
(a) “controlled waters” has the meaning given by section 104 of the Water Resources Act 1991; and
(b) references to coal mines are to coal mines vested in the Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/21/section/4A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-industry-act-1994/section-4A
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