# The Redundant Mineworkers (Payments Scheme) Order 1972, Note: Explanatory note


This Order establishes under the Coal Industry Act 1967 and the Coal Industry Act 1971 a scheme for the payment of weekly benefits in certain cases to supplement the income of mineworkers made redundant between 25th March 1972 and 31st March 1974, after attaining the age of 55 and before attaining the age of 65 in the case of men or 60 in the case of women.
The scheme prescribes the classes of persons eligible and sets out the places at which they must be employed in order to qualify.
The amount of benefit is based on pre-redundancy earnings, but is subject to certain specified additions and deductions and no person is eligible for benefit for a total period of more than 156 weeks.
The scheme differs in certain respects from the former scheme. The weekly sum payable to beneficiaries will be supplemented after the fifty-second and one hundred and fourth weeks of benefit to take account of changes in the cost-of-living. The amount of weekly benefit which a beneficiary may retain if he obtains other employment has been increased. In addition there are a number of minor changes from the provisions of the former scheme made under the Coal Industry Act 1967. The order also makes some amendments to the former scheme.
This Order comes into operation on 16th March 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/335/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/redundant-mineworkers-payments-scheme-order-1972/note
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