Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board

The Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board was created by the Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. xlii).[1]

Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act 1952
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to form a brine subsidence compensation district and establish a compensation board for that district in the administrative county of the county palatine of Chester to dissolve the Northwich Salt Compensation Board and for other purposes.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. xlii
Dates
Royal assent1 August 1952
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

It pays compensation caused by any subsidence damage in Cheshire attributable to the practice of brine pumping.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act 1952". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ Bell, F.G. (November 1975). "Salt and subsidence in Cheshire, England". Engineering Geology. 9 (3): 237. Bibcode:1975EngGe...9..237B. doi:10.1016/0013-7952(75)90002-2.
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