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title: "Coal Industry Act 1985"
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# Coal Industry Act 1985

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Coal Industry Act 1985
1985 c. 27
An Act to make new provision for grants by the Secretary of State to the National Coal Board in respect of group deficits and further provision with respect to certain grants and payments by the Secretary of State under the Coal Industry Act 1977.
[13th June 1985]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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## 3 Payments to or in respect of redundant workers. {#section-3}

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## 4 Interpretation. {#section-4}

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## 5 Citation, repeal and extent. {#section-5}

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