A Bill to give the Coal Authority responsibility for preventing adverse environmental impacts from former metal mines; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
1 May 2012
The Former Metal Mines Bill would give the Coal Authority the responsibility for preventing adverse environmental impacts from sites of former metal mines. It targets risks such as pollution and contaminated land and water, and may include connected measures to support remediation and enforcement.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the Commons; after this, it would go to committee for detailed scrutiny and then on to further stages if it advances.
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