# The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993, Regulation 17: Use of priming station and security of primed cartridges


(1) A person shall not prime cartridges away from the place where they are to be used unless–
(a) he has been authorised in writing by the manager to do so; and
(b) he does so at a suitable priming station designated by the manager for the purpose.
(2) A person who primes cartridges at a priming station shall–
(a) carefully pack them into one or more containers; and
(b) (in the case of a shotfirer, subject to paragraph (2) of regulation 33 or, in the case of a trainee shotfirer, subject to paragraph (3) of regulation 33) keep any such container secure until all the primed cartridges are used.
(3) A person shall not–
(a) open a container of primed cartridges; or
(b) handle a primed cartridge,
unless he is a shotfirer or trainee shotfirer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/208/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-safety-lamp-mines-explosives-regulations-1993/regulation-17
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