# The Miscellaneous Mines Order 1956, Paragraph 11


Every cage or carriage which is used for carrying persons through a shaft, staple-pit or unwalkable outlet shall be covered in completely at the top, closed in at the two sides sufficiently to prevent persons or things projecting beyond the sides, and provided with suitable gates at the ends and with a rigid hand bar which can be easily reached by all persons in it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1778/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-mines-order-1956/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-11
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