# Mines and Quarries Act 1954, Introduction: Introductory text

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An Act to make fresh provision with respect to the management and control of mines and quarries and for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons employed thereat; to regulate the employment thereat of women and young persons; to require the fencing of abandoned and disused mines and of quarries; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[25th November 1954]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/70/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-and-quarries-act-1954/introduction
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