}} The '
(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. 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, eventually being dissolved on 27 March 2004. == List of collieries ==