Regulation 30 Prohibited shots
(1)
A person shall not fire a shot in the roof of any longwall working between the coal face and the waste, except–
(a)
in accordance with suitable rules made by the manager;
(b)
with the authority of the person for the time being in charge of the mine;
(c)
for the purpose of providing access to machinery or grading through geological disturbances; and
(d)
where the shot is not in the waste of that longwall working and it is not foreseeable that it will break into that waste.
(2)
A person shall not fire a detonator or primed cartridge unless it forms part of a charge in a shothole.