Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations shall be known as the Coal Mining Subsidence (Land Drainage) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 24th December 1994.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1991 Act” means the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991;

• “the Ministers” means the Secretary of State and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food acting together;

• “remedial measures” means such measures as are referred to in section 36(1) of the 1991 Act; and

• “the responsible person” means,

  1. (a)

     in relation to subsidence damage that has occurred, the person who, by virtue of sections 43 and 44 of the Coal Industry Act 1994^f1, is the responsible person in relation to that damage; and

  2. (b)

     in relation to such subsidence damage as appears likely to occur, the person who would be the person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above in relation to that damage if it did occur.