# The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 72: Transitional provisions: tips

Extent: N.I.

(1) A mine operator shall carry out by 31st January 2018 the first appraisal of a tip that, immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations, was not classified within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the 1995 Regulations.
(2) Where, before the date on which these Regulations come into operation, a report has been obtained in accordance with regulation 9(2)(a), 12 (1) or 18(1) of the 1995 Regulations and is less than two years old, that report—
(a) shall be treated as a geotechnical assessment for the purpose of regulation 62; and
(b) remains valid for two years from the date on which it was made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/427/regulation/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-72
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