# The Coal and Other Mines (Sanitary Conveniences) Order 1956, Paragraph 5


(1) No person shall relieve his bowels at a mine above ground or on a road below ground otherwise than in a sanitary convenience.
(2) No person shall improperly soil or render unfit for use any sanitary convenience at a mine or any sanitary utensil or appliance provided for use at such a sanitary convenience.
(3) Every person who relieves his bowels below ground at a mine (otherwise than in a water-closet or a convenience so constructed and used that any deposit flows therefrom to a separate container and is therein chemically treated) shall forthwith cover the faeces with disinfectant, dry coal dust, or other suitable substance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1776/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-mines-sanitary-conveniences-order-1956/schedule/paragraph-5
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