Mines and Quarries Act 1954
Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (1954 c. 70)
- Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (1954 c. 70)
- Part I General Duties of Mine and Quarry Owners
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- Part II Management and Control (Mines)
- Managers and Under-managers
- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Surveyors
- 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Officials and Technicians
- 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Provisions ancillary to foregoing Sections
- 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Plans
- 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 19 Faulty plans.
- 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part III Safety, Health and Welfare (Mines)
- Provisions for securing safe Ingress and Egress
- 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.
- 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 28 Provision of winding and haulage apparatus.
- 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Safety Precautions in connection with Shafts, &c., and Entrances to disused Workings
- 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.
- Roads
- 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.
- Provisions for securing safe operation of Winding and Rope Haulage Apparatus and Conveyors
- 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.
- 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Support
- 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Ventilation
- 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Lighting, Lamps and Contraband
- 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.
- Blasting Materials and Devices
- 69 Blasting materials and devices.
- Fire Precautions and Provisions as to Rescue
- 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.
- Dust Precautions
- 74 Dust precautions.
- Precautions against external Dangers to Workings
- 75—77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Duties of Officials and Workmen in Cases of Danger
- 79 Withdrawal of workmen in cases of danger.
- 80 Duty of workmen to deal with, or report, danger.
- Machinery and Apparatus
- 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Buildings, Structures, Means of Access, &c.
- 86 Buildings and structures to be kept safe.
- 87 Safe means of access and safe means of employment.
- Training and Discipline
- 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.
- First Aid
- 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Medical Examinations and Prohibition of Heavy Work
- 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- General Welfare Provisions
- 94 Sanitary conveniences.
- 95 Measures against vermin and insects.
- 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 97 Supply of drinking water.
- Part IV Management and Control (Quarries)
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- 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part V Safety, Health and Welfare (Quarries)
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- 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 112 Dust precautions.
- 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part VI Notification and Investigation of Accidents and Diseases
- Notification
- 116—122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part VII Workmen’s Inspections
- 123 Inspections of mines and quarries on behalf of workmen employed thereat.
- Part VIII Employment of Women and Young Persons
- Prohibition of Employment below Ground
- 124 Prohibition of employment below ground in certain cases.
- Hours of Work
- 125—128. Provisions as to hours worked by women and young persons.
- Special Exceptions
- 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 130 Special exception for emergencies.
- Miscellaneous Provisions
- 131 Register of women and young persons employed.
- 132 Supplemental.
- Part IX Records, Returns and Information
- 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 137 Furnishing to workers of information with respect to this Act and orders and regulations thereunder.
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- 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part X Regulations
- 141 Regulations.
- 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 143 Variation, revocation, &c., of regulations.
- 144,145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part XII Grant, Cancellation and Suspension of Certificates
- 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 150 Cancellation or suspension of certificates.
- Part XIII Fencing of Abandoned and Disused Mines and of Quarries
- 151 Fencing of abandoned and disused mines and of quarries.
- Part XIV Offences, Penalties and Legal Proceedings
- 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part XV Miscellaneous and General
- Supplementary Provisions
- 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.
- Interpretation
- 180 Meaning of “mine”
- 181 Meaning of “owner”.
- 182 General interpretation provisions.
- 183 Application of Act to training mines.
- Relationship of Factories Acts and this Act in case of certain premises
- 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Repeals, Savings, Transitional Provisions, &c.
- 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 186 Repeal of s. 21 of 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 28.
- 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 188 Minor and consequential amendments of other enactments.
- 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 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.
- SCHEDULES
- THIRD SCHEDULE Inquiries into Fitness of Holders of Certificates and Delivery up and Custody of Certificates in connection with Prosecutions and Inquiries.
- Part I Inquiries into Fitness of Holders of Certificates
- Part II Delivery up and Custody of Certificates in Connection with Prosecutions and Inquiries
- Part III Modifications of Parts I and II for the Purposes of their Application to Scotland
- FOURTH SCHEDULE Minor and Consequential Amendments of Enactments
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