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Paragraph 44

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

No capped rope shall be used in winding or haulage apparatus unless the capping is of a type which has been found to withstand a load of—

(a)

in the case of a rope used in winding apparatus, at least seven times the maximum static load which may be suspended on that rope;

(b)

in the case of a rope used in haulage apparatus, at least sixty per cent. of the breaking strain of rope of that type.