# The Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) Order 1978, Paragraph 2: Eligibility for payment


Any person who is or was on the relevant date employed at a coal mine or a prescribed place being either—
(a) a person so employed by the Board, by one of their subsidiaries, or by a small mine licensee—
(i) in a grade which renders him eligible for membership of the Mine-workers' Pension Scheme; or
(ii) in a grade which is specified in Appendix 2; or
(b) a person so employed as a workmen's employee,
shall, subject as hereinafter provided, and provided he is not eligible for payments under any of the former Schemes, be eligible for payments under this Scheme; such a person is hereafter referred to as a “coal industry employee”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/415/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/redundant-mineworkers-and-concessionary-coal-payments-schemes-order-1978/schedule/paragraph-2
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