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The Miscellaneous Mines Order 1956

S.I. 1956/1778 · Made 7 November 1956

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MINES AND QUARRIES

MISCELLANEOUS MINES

Made 7th November 1956

Laid before Parliament 26th November 1956

Coming into Operation 1st January 1957

Whereas by subsection (1) of section one hundred and ninety of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), the Minister of Fuel and Power (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) is empowered to re-enact (to the extent to which they could by virtue of the Act be enacted in regulations made under section one hundred and forty-one thereof)—

  1. (a)

    provisions of any regulation having effect by virtue of section eighty-six of the Coal Mines Act, 1911;

  2. (b)

    provisions of any enactment repealed by section one hundred and eighty-nine of the Act in so far as that enactment is not re-enacted in the Act;

subject to such modifications (if any) as appear to him to be consequential on the passing of the Act or requisite for the purpose either of bringing those provisions into conformity with the Act or of expressly limiting their operation to mines of the class to which their operation is limited immediately before the commencement of the Act:

And Whereas by subsection (2) of that section it is provided amongst other things that an order under subsection (1) shall set out in a schedule to the order the provisions thereby re-enacted and may direct that those provisions shall have effect as if they were regulations made under section one hundred and forty-one of the Act:

Now, therefore, the Minister in pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by section one hundred and ninety of the Act hereby orders as follows:—

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule FIRST: THE MISCELLANEOUS MINES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1956, HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE OF THE MINES AND QUARRIES ACT, 1954
  6. Part I: Application
  7. 1Paragraph 1
  8. Part II: Plans
  9. 2Paragraph 2
  10. 3Paragraph 3
  11. Part III: Inspections of the mine
  12. 4Paragraph 4
  13. 5Paragraph 5
  14. 6Paragraph 6
  15. Part IV: Shafts, staple-pits and outlets and winding and haulage apparatus therefor
  16. 7Paragraph 7
  17. Brakes etc
  18. 8Paragraph 8
  19. Guides
  20. 9Paragraph 9
  21. Keps
  22. 10Paragraph 10
  23. Cages or carriages
  24. 11Paragraph 11
  25. 12Paragraph 12
  26. 13Paragraph 13
  27. 14Paragraph 14
  28. Part V: Provisions relating to carriage of persons and things through shafts, staple-pits and unwalkable outlets
  29. Banksmen
  30. 15Paragraph 15
  31. Signals
  32. 16Paragraph 16
  33. 17Paragraph 17
  34. Loading
  35. 18Paragraph 18
  36. 19Paragraph 19
  37. 20Paragraph 20
  38. Part VI: Duties of persons operating winding apparatus
  39. 21Paragraph 21
  40. 22Paragraph 22
  41. Part VII: Haulage roads
  42. 23Paragraph 23
  43. 24Paragraph 24
  44. 25Paragraph 25
  45. 26Paragraph 26
  46. Part VIII: Lighting, lamps, explosives, precautions against fire and inrushes
  47. Lighting
  48. 27Paragraph 27
  49. Lamps
  50. 28Paragraph 28
  51. 29Paragraph 29
  52. Explosives
  53. 30Paragraph 30
  54. Precautions against fire
  55. 31Paragraph 31
  56. 32Paragraph 32
  57. 33Paragraph 33
  58. 34Paragraph 34
  59. 35Paragraph 35
  60. Precautions against inrush of liquid or gas
  61. 36Paragraph 36
  62. Part IX: Machinery and ropes
  63. General
  64. 37Paragraph 37
  65. 38Paragraph 38
  66. Maintenance of winding and haulage apparatus
  67. 39Paragraph 39
  68. 40Paragraph 40
  69. Ropes
  70. 41Paragraph 41
  71. 42Paragraph 42
  72. 43Paragraph 43
  73. Capels of winding and haulage ropes
  74. 44Paragraph 44
  75. 45Paragraph 45
  76. 46Paragraph 46
  77. 47Paragraph 47
  78. 48Paragraph 48
  79. 49Paragraph 49
  80. 50Paragraph 50
  81. Lifting machines
  82. 51Paragraph 51
  83. 52Paragraph 52
  84. Steam boilers
  85. 53Paragraph 53
  86. 54Paragraph 54
  87. 55Paragraph 55
  88. 56Paragraph 56
  89. 57Paragraph 57
  90. 58Paragraph 58
  91. Air receivers
  92. 59Paragraph 59
  93. 60Paragraph 60
  94. Lines and sidings
  95. 61Paragraph 61
  96. Part X: Discipline
  97. 62Paragraph 62
  98. 63Paragraph 63
  99. 64Paragraph 64
  100. 65Paragraph 65
  101. 66Paragraph 66
  102. 67Paragraph 67
  103. 68Paragraph 68
  104. 69Paragraph 69
  105. Part XI: Welfare
  106. 70Paragraph 70
  107. 71First aid
  108. 72Changing and messing
  109. 73Sanitary conveniences
  110. Part XII: Miscellaneous provisions
  111. Ladders
  112. 74Paragraph 74
  113. Fencing
  114. 75Paragraph 75
  115. 76Paragraph 76
  116. 77Paragraph 77
  117. Clearance of ledges
  118. 78Paragraph 78
  119. Disused shafts
  120. 79Paragraph 79
  121. Assignment of duties to competent persons
  122. 80Paragraph 80
  123. Reports of inspections and examinations
  124. 81Paragraph 81
  125. Interpretation
  126. 82Paragraph 82
  127. Schedule SECONDREGULATIONS AND ENACTMENTS CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE RE-ENACTED WITH MODIFICATIONS IN THE MISCELLANEOUS MINES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1956
  128. Explanatory note