{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-29.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2006/205",
  "legislation_title": "Quarries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "regulation/29",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Operator’s duties in relation to excavations and tips which are not a significant hazard",
  "text": "Where the conclusion reached by a geotechnical specialist in accordance with regulation 27(1)(b) following a geotechnical assessment of a proposed or existing excavation or tip is that it presents no significant hazard, the operator shall ensure that—\n(a) the said geotechnical specialist specifies the frequency with which appraisals pursuant to regulation 26 are to be conducted in order to ensure the continued safety and stability of the excavation or tip; and\n(b) a record of that specification is made.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 29 in operation at 1.8.2006, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/205/regulation/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:46:53.670761+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."
}