# Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (revoked)

S.R. 1998/375 · made 30 October 1998 · revised to 1 February 2017

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## Introductory text

HEALTH AND SAFETY
Made 30th October 1998
Coming into operation 14th December 1998
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## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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## 2 Application

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## 3 Exits from the mine

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## 4 Auxiliary apparatus and equipment

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## 5 Access between exits

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## 6 Construction and maintenance of roads, ladderways and stairways

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## 7 Ways from places of work

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## 8 Provision of barriers and enclosures

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## 9 Intake airways

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## 10 Exemptions

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## 11 Disapplication of section 135 of the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

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## 12 Repeals, revocations and amendments

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## Signature

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## Schedule: Amendments

### Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

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### Coal and Other Mines (Managers and Officials) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1970

## 2 

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### Mines (Emergency Egress) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975

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### Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

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## Explanatory note

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/375 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-safety-of-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-1998-revoked
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