{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014/regulation-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014/regulation-53.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/3248",
  "legislation_title": "The Mines Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/53",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Duties of the mine operator with regard to escape and rescue",
  "text": "(1) The mine operator must—\n(a) ensure that suitable arrangements are in place so that persons below ground at the mine can reach a safe place promptly in the event of an emergency; and\n(b) provide and operate the necessary warning and other communication systems to enable assistance, escape and rescue operations to be launched immediately if the need arises.\n(2) A mine may not be worked unless the mine operator has made suitable arrangements—\n(a) for the rescue of persons from the mine; and\n(b) for the carrying out of work necessary to secure the health and safety of persons below ground at the mine in the event of an emergency.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 53 in force at 6.4.2015, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3248/regulation/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:54:12.880132+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}