{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014/regulation-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014/regulation-55.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/3248",
  "legislation_title": "The Mines Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/55",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Emergency equipment and communication systems",
  "text": "(1) The mine operator must ensure that suitable equipment is available for use at all times where it is necessary in any operation involving escape or rescue.\n(2) The mine operator must ensure that the emergency equipment is—\n(a) maintained in good condition; and\n(b) stored in easily accessible places.\n(3) The mine operator must ensure that in the event of an emergency the warning and other communication systems referred to in regulation 53(1)(b) are put into operation immediately.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 55 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/55",
    "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."
}