# The Coal and Other Mines (Safety-Lamps and Lighting) Order 1956, Paragraph 7


Every person to whom a locked safety-lamp is issued for use in a mine shall before taking it below ground examine it externally and assure himself that it is locked and in safe working order and shall also examine it from time to time while in the mine to assure himself that it remains in safe working order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1765/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-mines-safety-lamps-and-lighting-order-1956/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-7
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