# The Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations 1988, Paragraph 3


The Mines (Emergency Egress) Regulations 1973 shall be modified as follows:—
(a) in regulation 5, (which relates to the use of gravity winding apparatus) in paragraph (1) for “scheme” substitute “rules”; for “these regulations” substitute “regulation 4(2) of the Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations 1988”; for “1960 Regulations” substitute “Coal and Other Mines (Shafts, Outlets and Roads) Regulations 1960”. In paragraph (2) for “1960 Regulations” substitute “Coal and Other Mines (Shafts, Outlets and Roads) Regulations 1960” and for “scheme” substitute “rules”; so that regulation 5 now reads—
“Use of gravity winding apparatus
5 (1) Any rules made under regulation 4(2) of the Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations 1988 for a mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay may provide for the use of gravity operated winding apparatus notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 6, 15(3) and 51(1) of the Coal and Other Mines (Shafts, Outlets and Roads) Regulations 1960 or any provisions of any special regulations in force at the mine enabling persons to be carried without the use of keps.
(2) Regulation 7 of the Coal and Other Mines (Shafts, Outlets and Roads) Regulations 1960 shall not apply to any apparatus provided in pursuance of any such rules.”
(b) in regulation 6, for “scheme” substitute “rules” and for “these regulations” substitute “regulation 4(2) of the Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations 1988”; so that regulation 6 now reads—
“6 Where pursuant to any rules made under regulation 4(2) of the Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations 1988 gravity operated winding apparatus is being used at a mine other than a mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay regulations 10(2) and 19(1) of the Miscellaneous Mines (General) Regulations 1956 shall not apply.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1729/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-safety-of-exit-regulations-1988/schedule/paragraph-3
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