{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-shafts-and-winding-regulations-1993/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-shafts-and-winding-regulations-1993/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/302",
  "legislation_title": "The Mines (Shafts and Winding) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-shafts-and-winding-regulations-1993",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Competent persons and winding enginemen",
  "text": "(1) When persons are below ground in a mine where winding apparatus is used, the manager shall\n(a) ensure that sufficient competent persons (including winding enginemen) appointed by him are available at the mine to ensure the safe operation of the winding apparatus.\n(b) give each such competent person suitable written instructions as to his duties.\n(2) The manager shall specify in writing the maximum hours of work of winding enginemen and these shall be posted in the winding engine room.\n(3) Each winding engineman shall record the hours he works.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/302/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:05:03.041369+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."
}