{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mineworkers-pension-scheme-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mineworkers-pension-scheme-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1226",
  "legislation_title": "The Mineworkers' Pension Scheme Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mineworkers-pension-scheme-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COAL INDUSTRY\nMade 15th July 1987\nLaid before Parliament 16th July 1987\nComing into force 28th August 1987\nWhereas the Secretary of State has received representations from the British Coal Corporation (“the Corporation”) pursuant to section 7(1) of the Coal Industry Act 1987 (“the Act”) and has consulted pursuant to section 7(2) of the Act with the Corporation and such organisations as appear to him to represent a substantial proportion of the members of the Scheme established under section 37 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 which is known as the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”);\nAnd whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that the Scheme does not provide for participation in functions conferred under it by an organisation which appears to him to represent a substantial proportion of the members of the Scheme;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of his powers under section 7(1) and (6) of the Act hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1946 c. 59."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1226/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:23:49.606211+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}