# The Redundant Mineworkers (Payments Schemes) (Amendment and Consolidation) Order 1996, Paragraph 9: Duration of benefits


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(1) No payments under this Scheme shall be made to any coal industry employee in respect of any week falling after–
(a) the attainment by such employee of the age of 65 in the case of a man or 60 in the case of a woman; or
(b) (i) where the coal industry employee was eligible under the 1983 Scheme, 3rd April 1999; or
(ii) where the coal industry employee was eligible under the 1984 Scheme, 31st March 2001; or
(iii) where the coal industry employee was eligible under the 1986 Scheme, 30th March 2002,
whichever of (a) above on the one hand or (b)(i) or (ii) or (iii) above as the case may be on the other shall first occur.
(2) In this Article:
(a) “eligible under the 1983 Scheme” means that for him the relevant date fell on or after 6th April 1983 and before 1 st April 1984;
(b) “eligible under the 1984 Scheme” means that for him the relevant date fell on or after 1st April 1984 and before 30th March 1986;
(c) “eligible under the 1986 Scheme” means that for him the relevant date fell on or after 30th March 1986 and before 29th March 1987.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1288/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/redundant-mineworkers-payments-schemes-amendment-and-consolidation-order-1996/schedule/paragraph-9
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