Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1954 Act” means the Mines and Quarries Act 1954^f1;

• “the 1992 Regulations” means the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992^f2;

• “the 1993 Regulations” means the Management and Administration of Safety and Health at Mines Regulations 1993^f3;

• “approved” means approved for the time being in writing by the Executive and “approve” and “approval” shall be construed accordingly;

• “employer” includes the owner if he employs persons at work at the mine;

• “the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;

• “gas outburst” means a sudden release of gas with or without the projection of minerals or rocks;

• “the health and safety document” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4;

• “hydraulic fluid” means a fluid used for the transmission of hydrostatic or hydrokinetic mechanical energy;

• “manager” means—

  1. (a)

     the person appointed as the manager of the mine under regulation 8 of the 1993 Regulations; and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a part of a mine, the person appointed as the manager of that part under regulation 15 of the 1993 Regulations;

  “mine” means a mine within the meaning of the 1954 Act;

• “owner” means an owner within the meaning of section 181 of the 1954 Act;

• “rockburst” means a sudden failure of stopes, pillars, walls or other rock buttresses adjacent to or in the mine workings.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—