# The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/208/regulation/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-safety-lamp-mines-explosives-regulations-1993/regulation-30
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