{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014/regulation-63",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014/regulation-63.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/3248",
  "legislation_title": "The Mines Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/63",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "63",
  "heading": "Tips which are a significant hazard (notifiable tips)",
  "text": "(1) Where the geotechnical specialist concludes under regulation 62(3)(a) that a tip represents a significant hazard by way of instability or movement (in these Regulations referred to as a “notifiable tip”), the mine operator must ensure that the tip is subject to a further geotechnical assessment at least every two years.\n(2) The mine operator must ensure that a geotechnical assessment is undertaken as soon as is reasonably practicable where, in relation to a notifiable tip, there is—\n(a) any reason to suspect that there has been or will be a significant change to–\n(i) the matters to which the geotechnical assessment relates, or\n(ii) any neighbouring land which may be affected by movement by or instability of the tip; or\n(b) any reason to doubt the validity of the conclusion of the current assessment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 63 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/63",
    "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."
}