131 Register of women and young persons employed.
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Mines and Quarries Act 1954
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Contents: 188 provisions
- Title and introductory text
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- 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 19 Faulty plans.
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- 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 22 Provision of shafts and outlets in coal, &c., mines.
- 23 Communications between shafts and outlets in coal, &c., mines.
- 24 Limitation on number of persons to be employed at coal, &c., mines in places with single exits.
- 25 Limitation on number of persons to be employed at coal, &c., mines in shafts and outlets and their insets.
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- 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 28 Provision of winding and haulage apparatus.
- 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 30 Securing of shafts and staple-pits.
- 31 Safety precautions with respect to entrances to shafts, staple-pits and outlets.
- 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 33 Safety precautions with respect to entrances to unfit parts of mines.
- 34 General provisions with respect to construction and maintenance of roads.
- 35 Height and width of travelling roads.
- 36 Prohibition of use of vehicles and conveyors in roads not affording free movement.
- 37 Transport rules.
- 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 39 Provisions for securing safety of foot-passengers in transport roads.
- 40 Provision of refuge holes.
- 41 Safety measures relating to use of vehicles.
- 42 Charge of winding and rope haulage apparatus when persons are carried.
- 43 Charge of winding and rope haulage apparatus when persons are not carried.
- 44 Charge of conveyors at working faces.
- 45 Signalling in shafts and outlets.
- 46 Signalling in roads.
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- 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 55 Duty to provide adequate ventilation.
- 56 Avoidance of danger from gas in waste.
- 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 58 Provisions as to means of ventilation.
- 59 Prevention of leakage of air between airways.
- 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 61 Lighting.
- 62 Permitted lights.
- 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 64 Prohibition of taking into mines safety-lamps not provided by owner or of approved type.
- 65 Offences relating to safety-lamps.
- 66 Prohibition of possession of smoking materials in certain mines and parts of mines.
- 67 Prohibition of taking into certain mines and parts of mines of articles producing flames or sparks.
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- 69 Blasting materials and devices.
- 70 Fire precautions in case of workings served by single intake airway.
- 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 72 Fire-fighting and rescue operations.
- 73 Means of escape from rooms in which there is special risk of fire, &c.
- 74 Dust precautions.
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- 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 79 Withdrawal of workmen in cases of danger.
- 80 Duty of workmen to deal with, or report, danger.
- 81 Construction, maintenance, &c., of machinery and apparatus.
- 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 83 Restrictions on use below ground of certain engines, &c.
- 84 Air, gas and steam containers.
- 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 86 Buildings and structures to be kept safe.
- 87 Safe means of access and safe means of employment.
- 88 Restriction on doing of work by unskilled persons.
- 89 Penalization of failure to observe safety directions, &c.
- 90 Penalization of negligent acts or omissions and unauthorised removal, &c.,ofarticles.
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- 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 94 Sanitary conveniences.
- 95 Measures against vermin and insects.
- 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 97 Supply of drinking water.
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- 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 112 Dust precautions.
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- 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 123 Inspections of mines and quarries on behalf of workmen employed thereat.
- 124 Prohibition of employment below ground in certain cases.
- 125 Provisions as to hours worked by women and young persons.
- 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 130 Special exception for emergencies.
- 131 Register of women and young persons employed.
- 132 Supplemental.
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- 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 137 Furnishing to workers of information with respect to this Act and orders and regulations thereunder.
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- 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 141 Regulations.
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- 143 Variation, revocation, &c., of regulations.
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- 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 150 Cancellation or suspension of certificates.
- 151 Fencing of abandoned and disused mines and of quarries.
- 152 Offences.
- 153 Accessories.
- 154 Supplementary provisions as to offences.
- 155 Penalty for offences for which no express penalty is provided.
- 156 Defence available to person charged with offence not committed personally.
- 157 Persons not to be under liability for contraventions which it was impracticable to avoid or prevent.
- 158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 159 Liability of owners for breaches of statutory duty by their servants.
- 160 Liability of parents for unlawful employment of young persons
- 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 163 Prosecution of offences.
- 164 Restriction on institution of certain proceedings.
- 165 Duty to report results of proceedings against persons employed at mines or quarries.
- 166 Liability of parents for unlawful employment of children.
- 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 168 Division of mines.
- 169 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 170 Provisions as to references upon notices served by inspectors.
- 171 Provisions as to knowledge by officials, &c., of Welsh language.
- 172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 173 Revocation and variation of orders and rules.
- 174 †Parliamentary control of orders, rules and regulations.
- 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 176 Provisions as to exemptions, &c.
- 177 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 178 Expenses and receipts.
- 179 Application to the Crown.
- 180 Meaning of “mine”
- 181 Meaning of “owner”.
- 182 General interpretation provisions.
- 183 Application of Act to training mines.
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- 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 186 Repeal of s. 21 of 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 28.
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- 188 Minor and consequential amendments of other enactments.
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- 190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 191 General savings.
- 192 Saving for persons managing certain small mines at commencement of this Act.
- 193 Saving for common law rights of workmen, &c.
- 194 Commencement.
- 195 Short title and extent.
- FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULES
- THIRD SCHEDULE Inquiries into Fitness of Holders of Certificates and Delivery up and Custody of Certificates in connection with Prosecutions and Inquiries.
- FOURTH SCHEDULE Minor and Consequential Amendments of Enactments
- FIFTH SCHEDULE
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132 Supplemental.
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Propose a change137 Furnishing to workers of information with respect to this Act and orders and regulations thereunder.
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Propose a change143 Variation, revocation, &c., of regulations.
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Propose a change150 Cancellation or suspension of certificates.
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Propose a change151 Fencing of abandoned and disused mines and of quarries.
(1) It shall be the duty of the owner of every abandoned mine and of every mine which, notwithstanding that it has not been abandoned, has not been worked for a period of twelve months to secure that the surface entrance to every shaft or outlet thereof is provided with an efficient enclosure, barrier, plug or other device so designed and constructed as to prevent any person from accidentally falling down the shaft or from accidentally entering the outlet and that every device so provided is properly maintained: Provided that this subsection shall not apply to mines which have not been worked for the purpose of getting minerals or products thereof since the ninth day of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, being mines other than of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay. (2) For the purposes of Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, each of the following shall be deemed to be a statutory nuisance that is to say:— (a) a shaft or outlet of an abandoned mine (other than a mine to which the proviso to the foregoing subsection applies) or of a mine (other than as aforesaid) which, notwithstanding that it has not been abandoned, has not been worked for a period of twelve months, being a shaft or outlet the surface entrance to which is not provided with a properly maintained device such as is mentioned in that subsection; (b) a shaft or outlet of a mine to which the proviso to the foregoing subsection applies, being a shaft or outlet with respect to which the following conditions are satisfied, namely,— (i) that its surface entrance is not provided with a properly maintained device such as is mentioned in that subsection; and (ii) that, by reason of its accessibility from a highwayroad (within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984)or a place of public resort, it constitutes a danger to members of the public; and (c) a quarry (whether in course of being worked or not) which— (i) is not provided with an efficient and properly maintained barrier so designed and constructed as to prevent any person from accidentally falling into the quarry; and (ii) by reason of its accessibility from a highwayroad (within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984)or a place of public resort constitutes a danger to members of the public. (3) Any expenses incurred, by reason of the operation of Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990by a person other than the owner (as defined for the purposes of this Act) of a mine or quarry for the purpose of abating, or preventing the recurrence of, a nuisance under the last foregoing subsection or in reimbursing a local authority in respect of the abatement, or prevention of the recurrence, of such a nuisance shall, subject to any agreement to the contrary, be recoverable by that person from the owner (as so defined) of the mine or quarry. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change152 Offences.
(1) In the event of a contravention, in relation to a mine, of— (a) a provision of this Act, of an order made thereunder or of regulations, not being a provision which expressly provides that a person is to be guilty of an offence; or (b) a direction, prohibition, restriction or requirement given or imposed by a notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector; or (c) a condition attached to an exemption, consent, approval or authority granted or given under or by virtue of this Act by the Health and Safety Executive or an inspector; (d) a requirement or prohibition imposed by or under health and safety regulations which expressly apply to all mines, any class of mine to which the mine belongs or the mine; each of the following persons shall, subject to the following provisions of this Act, be guilty of an offence, namely, the owner of the mine, any person to whom written instructions have been given by the owner in pursuance of section one of this Act specifying as, or including amongst, the matters with respect to which that person is charged with securing the fulfilment in relation to the mine of statutory responsibilities of the owner, matters of the class to which the provision, direction, prohibition, restriction, requirement or condition relates, the manager of the mine, any person who is for the time being treated for the purposes of this Act as the manager, ever under-manager of the mine and any person who is for the time being treated for the purposes of this Act as an under-manager thereof. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) In the event of a contravention, in relation to a mine, by a person other than one mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, of such a provision as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection, or such a requirement or prohibition as is mentioned in paragraph (d) of that subsection, whereby there is expressly imposed on that person or on persons of a class to which he belongs a duty or requirement or he or persons of a class to which he belongs or all persons are expressly prohibited from doing a specified act, the person who contravened that provision, as well as the persons mentioned in the said subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence, . . .. (4) Neither the manager of a mine as such, . . . nor a person who is for the time being treated for the purposes of this Act as the manager of a mine . . ., nor an under-manager of a mine, nor a person who is for the time being treated for the purposes of this Act as such an under-manager shall, by virtue of subsection (1) . . . of this section, be guilty of an offence by reason of a contravention by the owner of the mine . . . of— (a) any provision of this Act, of an order made thereunder or of regulations, being a provision which expressly imposes on the owner of the mine . . . a duty or requirement or a prohibition; . . . (b) any prohibition, restriction or requirement which, by virtue of a notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector, is expressly imposed on the owner of the mine . . .; or (c) any requirement or prohibition expressly imposed by or under such health and safety regulations as are mentioned in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) . . .of this section on the owner of the mine . . .. . . ..
Propose a change153 Accessories.
Without prejudice to the operation— (a) as respects England and Wales, of section eight of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861, and section 44 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980; and (b) as respects Scotland, of section sixty-one of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1887, and section two of the Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1954; any person who induces or procures, or consents to or connives at, the commission of an offence under this Act, shall be guilty of an offence.
Propose a change154 Supplementary provisions as to offences.
(1) If any persons are employed at a mine . . . otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act, orders made thereunder and regulations, there shall be deemed to be a separate contravention in respect of each person so employed. (2) If a person acts as manager of a mine in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) of section five of this Act, of any condition attached to an approval granted under that subsection or of a direction given by a notice served under subsection (2) of that section, there shall be deemed to be a separate contravention in relation to each mine as manager of which he acts.
Propose a change155 Penalty for offences for which no express penalty is provided.
(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Act for which no express penalty is provided shall be liable— (a) if he is the owner of a mine or quarry, a person to whom instructions have been given by the owner of a mine or quarry in pursuance of section one of this Act, the manager of a mine or a manager of a quarry, a person who is for the time being treated for the purposes of this Act as the manager of a mine or a manager of a quarry, an under-manager of a mine, a person who is for the time being treated for the purposes of this Act as such an under-manager or the surveyor for a mine, to a fine not exceeding two hundred poundslevel 4 on the standard scale; and (b) if not, to a fine not exceeding twenty poundslevel 1 on the standard scale; and, if the contravention in respect of which he was convicted is continued after the conviction, he shall be guilty of a further offence and liable, in respect thereof, to a fine not exceeding five pounds for each day on which the contravention is so continued. (2) Where the court by which a person is convicted of any such offence as aforesaid is satisfied that the contravention in respect of which he is convicted— (a) was likely to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, a person employed at the mine or quarry in relation to which the contravention occurred or a dangerous accident; or (b) was likely to endanger the safety of any such person; the court may impose upon the person convicted (either in addition to, or in substitution for, a fine) imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
Propose a change156 Defence available to person charged with offence not committed personally.
In any proceedings under this Act which, by virtue of subsection (1) . . . of section one hundred and fifty-two of this Act, are taken against a person in respect of the contravention by a person other than himself of— (a) a provision of the Act, of an order made thereunder or of regulations, being a provision which expressly imposes on that other person or on persons of a class to which, at the time of the contravention, he belonged, a duty or requirement or expressly prohibits him or persons of such a class or all persons from doing a specified act; or (b) a prohibition, restriction or requirement which by virtue of a notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector is expressly imposed on that other person; (c) a requirement or prohibition imposed by or under health and safety regulations which expressly apply to all mines . . ., any class of mine . . . or a particular mine . . . being a requirement expressly imposed on that person or on persons of a class to which, at the time of the contravention, he belonged or a prohibition expressly imposed on him or on persons of such class or on all persons from doing a specified act; it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that he used all due diligence to secure compliance with the provision, prohibition, restriction or requirement, as the case may be.
Propose a change157 Persons not to be under liability for contraventions which it was impracticable to avoid or prevent.
It shall be a defence in any legal proceedings to recover damages and in any prosecution, in so far as the proceedings or prosecution are or is based on an allegation of a contravention, in relation to a mine . . ., of— (a) a provision of this Act, of an order made thereunder or of regulations (not being a provision which expressly provides that a person is to be guilty of an offence); or (b) a direction, prohibition, restriction, or requirement given or imposed by a notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector; or (c) a condition attached to an exemption, consent, approval or authority granted or given under or by virtue of this Act by the Health and Safety Executive or an inspector; (d) a requirement or prohibition imposed by or under such health and safety regulations as are mentioned in subsection (1)(d) or (2)(d) of section 152 of this Act; to prove that it was impracticable to avoid or prevent the contravention.
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Propose a change159 Liability of owners for breaches of statutory duty by their servants.
For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that the owner of a mine . . . is not absolved from liability to pay damages in respect of a contravention, in relation to the mine . . ., by a person employed by him of— (a) a provision of this Act, of an order made thereunder or of regulations; or (b) a prohibition, restriction or requirement imposed by a notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector; by reason only that the provision contravened was one which expressly imposed on that person or on persons of a class to which, at the time of the contravention, he belonged, a duty or requirement or expressly prohibited that person, or persons of such a class or all persons from doing a specified act or, as the case may be, that the prohibition, restriction or requirement was expressly imposed on that person or that that person was, in pursuance of this Act or regulations, appointed by a person other than the owner.
Propose a change160 Liability of parents for unlawful employment of young persons
If a young person is employed at a mine . . . in contravention of the provisions of this Act, the parent of the young person shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, unless it appears to the court that the contravention occurred without the consent, connivance or wilful default of the parent.
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Propose a change163 Prosecution of offences.
(1) Any offence under this Act with respect to the trial of which no express provision is made by this Act may be tried either summarily or upon indictment. (2)—(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change164 Restriction on institution of certain proceedings.
No proceedings for an offence under this Act shall, in England or Wales, be instituted against any such person as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section one hundred and fifty-five of this Act except by an inspector or by or with the consent of the Minister or the Attorney General.
Propose a change165 Duty to report results of proceedings against persons employed at mines or quarries.
(1) An owner or manager of a mine . . . by whom are instituted proceedings against a person employed at the mine . . . for an offence under this Act shall, within twenty-one days after the conclusion of the trial of that person for that offence, give to the inspector for the district notice of the result of the trial and shall also, within twenty-one days after the conclusion of any proceedings by way of appeal arising out of the trial, give to the inspector for the district notice of the result of those proceedings. (2) For the purposes of this section the bringing of proceedings before the High Court to quash a conviction by order of certiorari shall be deemed to be an appeal.
Propose a change166 Liability of parents for unlawful employment of children.
For the purposes of any proceedings under this Act in respect of the employment of children in contravention of . . . , section one hundred and thirty six of the Education (Scotland) Act 1962, or section one of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act 1920 (being enactments which prohibit the employment of children in factories and, mines . . . and, so far as they relate to mines . . ., are incorporated with this Act), the references in section one hundred and sixty of this Act to a young person shall be construed as including references to a child within the meaning of . . . the said section seventeen or the said section one, as the case may be.
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Propose a change168 Division of mines.
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Propose a change170 Provisions as to references upon notices served by inspectors.
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Propose a change171 Provisions as to knowledge by officials, &c., of Welsh language.
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