British Coal

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British Coal Corporation
Predecessor National Coal Board
Successor Coal Authority
Formation5 March 1987;37 years ago (1987-03-05)
Dissolved27 March 2004;20 years ago (2004-03-27)
Legal status Statutory corporation
HeadquartersHobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7AE
Products Coal
Owner UK Government
Chairman
Sir Robert Haslam (1987–1990)
Neil Clarke (1991–June 1997)
Philip Hutchinson (June 1997–December 1997)
Mike Atkinson (1998–2000)
Peter Mason (2000–2004)

The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation responsible for the mining of coal in the United Kingdom from 1987 until it was effectively dissolved in 1997. The corporation was created by renaming its predecessor, the National Coal Board (NCB).

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History

Coal Industry Act 1987
Act of Parliament
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (variant 1, 1952-2022).svg
Long title An Act to change the name of the National Coal Board to the British Coal Corporation; to make new provision with respect to grants by the Secretary of State to the Corporation; to make provision for securing further participation by organisations representing employees in the coal industry in the management of trusts and other bodies connected with that industry and in the management of superannuation schemes for such employees; and for other purposes connected therewith.
Citation 1987 c. 3
Dates
Royal assent 5 March 1987
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Coal Industry Act 1987 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Coal Industry Act 1987 (c. 3) changed the name of the National Coal Board (NCB) to the British Coal Corporation. With the passing of the Coal Industry Act 1994, the 16th and last Coal Industry Act, the industry-wide administrative functions of British Coal were transferred to the new Coal Authority from 31 October 1994. [1] [2]

All economic assets were privatised. The English mining operations were merged with RJB Mining to form UK Coal, a monopoly. British Coal continued as a separate organisation until 31 December 1997, after which it was run as a residual legal entity by staff within the Coal Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry, [3] [4] eventually being dissolved on 27 March 2004. [5] [6]

List of collieries

British Coal Corporation collieries operating in 1994 [7]
CollieryLocation
LongannetFife
Point of AyrFlintshire
Kellingley Yorkshire
Maltby Yorkshire
Prince of Wales Yorkshire
North SelbyYorkshire
RiccallYorkshire
StillingfleetYorkshire
WistowYorkshire
WhitemoorYorkshire
BilsthorpeNottinghamshire
Harworth Nottinghamshire
Thoresby Nottinghamshire
WelbeckNottinghamshire
Daw Mill Warwickshire
Asfordby Leicestershire

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References

  1. "Coal Industry Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 5 July 1994, 1994 c. 21, retrieved 5 May 2016
  2. "The Coal Industry (Restructuring Date) Order 1994", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 29 September 1994, SI 1994/2553
  3. "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 5 Feb 1998 (pt 18)". UK Parliament. 5 February 1998.
  4. "Public Bodies (Chairmen)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . House of Commons. 10 April 2002.
  5. "The Coal Industry Act 1994 (Commencement No.7) and Dissolution of the British Coal Corporation Order 2004: Section 3", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 22 January 2004, SI 2004/144 (s. 3)
  6. "British Coal sell-off nearing completion". The Independent. 23 July 1996.
  7. Royce Logan Turner (1995). The British Economy in Transition . Routledge. p.  23. ISBN   9780415111140.

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