The Management and Administration of Safety and Health at Mines Regulations 1993

Part VIII (Miscellaneous and general – regulations 38 to 40) The regulations in this Part provide for the Executive to issue under certain circumstances exemptions from the requirements of the Regulations and disapply section 157 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (which provides a defence in legal proceedings and prosecutions in certain circumstances) in relation to the Regulations. With certain exceptions the provisions of the Factories Act 1961 are disapplied in relation to premises forming part of a mine.

PART IX (Repeals, modifications, revocations and savings – regulations 41 to 43) The regulations in this Part repeal certain provisions of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 and provide that certain other provisions of that Act shall not apply to mines. The Mines Management Act 1971 is also repealed. The regulations revoke and modify certain instruments made or having effect as if made under that Act and certain other health and safety regulations. The Regulations also require that records and registers required to be kept under provisions repealed and revoked by these Regulations shall continue to be kept as if those provisions had not been repealed and revoked.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1974 c. 37; sections 15(1) and 50 were amended by Schedule 15 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), paragraphs 6 and 16(3) respectively.

[^f00002]: 1954 c. 70, extended by the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969 (c. 10) and the Mines Management Act 1971 (c. 20); relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1974/2013 and S.I. 1976/2063.

[^f00003]: 1969 c. 10, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00004]: 1961 c. 34, relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1974/1941.

[^f00005]: 1971 c. 20.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1981/917.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1956/1764.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1956/1765.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1956/1771.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1956/1942.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1956/1943, amended by S.I. 1993/208.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1960/69.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1985/2023, amended by S.I. 1989/1457.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1993/208.