The Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act of 1950 was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of

Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Mini ...

. It established a scheme to provide relief for residents whose dwellinghouses had been damaged by

subsidence Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement, which distinguishes it from slope move ...

.http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Historic-film-shows-mining-town-left-sinking-feeling/story-11585791-detail/story.html

References

{{reflist United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1950 Coal mining in the United Kingdom Coal mining law