HC Deb 01 July 1954 vol 529 cc1541-650
    c1541
  1. MINES AND QUARRIES BILL 10 words
    2. c1541
  2. Clause 4.—(QUALIFICATIONS OF MINE MANAGERS.) 40 words
    3. c1541
  3. Clause 5.—(LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MINES WHICH A PERSON MAY MANAGE.) 21 words
    4. c1541
  4. Clause 6.—(UNDER-MANAGERS.) 19 words
    5. cc1541-2
  5. Clause 7.—(TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS DURING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MINE MANAGER OR UNDER-MANAGER.) 386 words
    6. c1542
  6. Clause 8.—(DAILY SUPERVISION BY MINE. MANAGERS AND UNDER-MANAGERS.) 54 words
    7. cc1542-8
  7. Clause 9.—(CHARGE OF MINE WHERE NEITHER MANAGER NOR ACTING MANAGER NOR UNDER-MANAGER IS PRESENT.) 2,073 words
    8. cc1548-9
  8. Clause 10.—(DUTIES OF MINE MANAGERS WITH RESPECT TO READING OF REPORTS, &C.) 192 words
    9. cc1549-56
  9. Clause 12.—(DEPUTIES.) 3,070 words
    10. cc1557-61
  10. Clause 13.— [OTHER OFFICIALS, ENGINEERS. TECHNICIANS, ETC.) 1,593 words
    11. c1561
  11. Clause 15.—(NOTIFICATION TO DISTRICT INSPECTOR OF APPOINTMENTS BY MINE OWNERS.) 142 words
    12. cc1561-3
  12. Clause 17.—(KEEPING OF PLANS.) 646 words
    13. cc1563-5
  13. Clause 19.—(FAULTY PLANS.) 567 words
    14. cc1565-7
  14. Clause 22.—(PROVISION OF SHAFTS AND OUTLETS IN COAL, &C., MINES.) 1,075 words
    15. c1567
  15. Clause 23.—(COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SHAFTS AND OUTLETS IN COAL, &C., MINES.) 12 words
    16. cc1567-8
  16. Clause 24.—(LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE EMPLOYED AT COAL, &C., MINES IN PLACES WITH SINGLE EXITS.) 354 words
    17. c1568
  17. Clause 27.—(PROVISION OF WINDING AND HAULAGE APPARATUS.) 15 words
    18. c1569
  18. Clause 29.—(SECURING OF SHAFTS AND STAPLE-PITS.) 112 words
    19. cc1569-70
  19. Clause 32.—(GENERAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.) 399 words
    20. cc1570-1
  20. Clause 33.—(PROHIBITION OF USE OF VEHICLES AND CONVEYORS IN ROADS NOT AFFORDING FREE MOVEMENT.) 288 words
    21. cc1571-2
  21. Clause 34.—(T RA NS PORT RULES.) 269 words
    22. c1572
  22. Clause 35.—(PROVISIONS FOR SECURING SAFETY OF FOOT-PASSENGERS IN ROADS.) 128 words
    23. cc1572-3
  23. Clause 36.—(SAFETY MEASURES RELATING TO USE OF VEHICLES.) 191 words
    24. cc1573-5
  24. Clause 40.— [SIGNALLING IN SHAFTS AND OUTLETS.) 665 words
    25. c1575
  25. Clause 43.—(DUTY TO SECURE SAFETY OF ROADS AND WORKING PLACES.) 246 words
    26. cc1575-6
  26. Clause 44.—(SYSTEMATIC SUPPORT IN COAL, SHALE AND FIRECLAY MINES.) 258 words
    27. c1576
  27. Clause 46.—(SUPPLY OF MATERIALS FOR SUPPORT.) 64 words
    28. c1576
  28. Clause 47.—(WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT.) 14 words
    29. cc1576-80
  29. Clause 49.—(PROVISIONS AS TO SUPPORT RULES.) 1,473 words
    30. cc1580-2
  30. Clause 50.—(DUTY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.) 633 words
    31. c1582
  31. Clause 51.—(POWER OF INSPECTOR TO REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT OF VENTILA TION.) 38 words
    32. cc1582-3
  32. Clause 52.—(PROVISIONS AS TO MEANS OF VENTILATION.) 293 words
    33. cc1583-5
  33. Clause 53.—(PREVENTION OF LEAKAGE OF AIR BETWEEN AIRWAYS.) 1,006 words
    34. cc1585-6
  34. Clause 54.—(BAROMETERS.) 352 words
    35. cc1586-7
  35. Clause 55.—(LIGHTING.) 436 words
    36. c1588
  36. Clause 56.—(PERMITTED LIGHTS.) 162 words
    37. cc1588-9
  37. Clause 60.—(PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF SMOKING MATERIALS IN CERTAIN MINES AND PARTS OF MINES.) 559 words
    38. cc1590-1
  38. Clause 62.—(ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS.) 394 words
    39. c1591
  39. Clause 65.—(FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.) 96 words
    40. cc1591-3
  40. Clause 67.—(DUST PRECAUTIONS.) 594 words
    41. c1593
  41. Clause 68.—-(DUTY OF MINE OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO SEEK EVIDENCE OF PROXIMITY OF DISUSED WORKINGS, WATER-BEARING STRATA, &C.) 245 words
    42. cc1593-4
  42. Clause 69.—(DUTY OF MINE OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO ASCERTAIN THICKNESS OF STRATA BETWEEN WORKINGS AND SURFACE WATER.) 62 words
    43. c1594
  43. Clause 70.—(GENERAL DUTY TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST INRUSHES OF GAS, WATER. ETC.) 34 words
    44. c1594
  44. Clause 71.—(POWERS OF INSPECTOR WITH RESPECT TO DANGER FROM INRUSHES OF GAS, WATER, ETC.) 76 words
    45. cc1594-5
  45. Clause 72.—(WITHDRAWAL OF WORKMEN IN CASES OF DANGER.) 486 words
    46. cc1595-6
  46. Clause 73.—(DUTY OF WORKMEN TO DEAL WITH, OR REPORT, DANGER.) 43 words
    47. c1596
  47. Clause 75.—(FENCING OF EXPOSED PARTS OF MACHINERY.) 25 words
    48. c1596
  48. Clause 77.—(AIR, GAS AND STEAM CONTAINERS.) 62 words
    49. c1596
  49. Clause 80.—(SAFE MEANS OF ACCESS AND SAFE MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT.) 27 words
    50. cc1596-7
  50. Clause 83.—(PENALISATION OF NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS AND UNAUTHO RISED REMOVAL, &C., OF ARTICLES.) 140 words
    51. c1597
  51. Clause 84.—-(FIRST-AID.) 45 words
    52. cc1597-605
  52. Clause 85.—(MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.) 2,976 words
    53. cc1605-8
  53. Clause 87—(SANITARY CONVENIENCES.) 1,014 words
    54. c1608
  54. Clause 91.—{GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF QUARRY MANAGERS.) 36 words
    55. c1608
  55. Clause 93.—(RIGHTS OF QUARRY MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY OR ON BEHALF OF OWNER.) 113 words
    56. c1608
  56. Clause 94.—(TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS DURING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF QUARRY MANAGER.) 14 words
    57. cc1608-9
  57. Clause 97.—(DUTIES OF QUARRY MAN AGERS AND OWNERS WITH RESPECT TO READING OF REPORTS, ETC.) 41 words
    58. c1609
  58. Clause 102.—(PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF ROPEWAYS AND VEHICLES.) 92 words
    59. c1609
  59. Clause 104.—(DUST PRECAUTIONS.) 242 words
    60. c1610
  60. Clause 105.—(WITHDRAWAL OF WORKMEN IN CASES OF DANGER.) 97 words
    61. cc1610-1
  61. Clause 108.—(NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS.) 535 words
    62. cc1612-26
  62. Clause 111.—(INQUEST IN CASE OF DEATH BY ACCIDENT.) 5,393 words
    63. cc1626-8
  63. Clause 112.—(SITE OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE TO BE LEFT UNDISTURBED.) 932 words
    64. cc1628-30
  64. Clause 115.—(INSPECTIONS OF MINES AND QUARRIES ON BEHALF OF WORKMEN EMPLOYED THEREAT.) 645 words
    65. c1630
  65. Clause 118.—(PERIODS OF EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES AND OF MALE YOUNG PERSONS UNDER SIXTEEN.) 126 words
    66. c1630
  66. Clause 119.—(PERIODS OF EMPLOYMENT OF MALE YOUNG PERSONS OVER SIXTEEN.) 103 words
    67. c1631
  67. Clause 120.—(NOTICE FIXING HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT, ETC.) 49 words
    68. c1631
  68. Clause 121.—(SPECIAL TEMPORARY EXCEPTION AS RESPECTS COAL MINES IN DURHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND AND WARWICK.) 36 words
    69. c1631
  69. Clause 122.—(SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES.) 131 words
    70. cc1631-2
  70. Clause 123.—(REGISTER OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS EMPLOYED.) 208 words
    71. c1632
  71. Clause 124.—(SUPPLEMENTAL.) 32 words
    72. c1632
  72. Clause 125.—(PROVISION, PRESERVATION AND INSPECTION OF BOOKS CONTAIN ING REPORTS.) 147 words
    73. c1633
  73. Clause 126.—(PRESERVATION AND INSPEC TION OF COPIES OF WRITTEN APPOINTMENTS MADE BY MINE OR QUARRY MANAGER.) 216 words
    74. c1633
  74. Clause 127.—(PROVISION OF COPIES OF THIS ACT AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS.) 14 words
    75. cc1633-4
  75. Clause 128.—(POSTING OF NOTICES.) 109 words
    76. c1634
  76. Clause 129.—(FURNISHING TO WORKERS OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS ACT AND ORDERS AND REGULA TIONS THEREUNDER.) 34 words
    77. cc1634-5
  77. Clause 131.—(NOTIFICATION OF BEGIN NING AND CESSATION OF CERTAIN MINING AND QUARRYING OPERATIONS.) 344 words
    78. c1635
  78. Clause 133.—(REGULATIONS.) 73 words
    79. c1635
  79. Clause 136.—(GENERAL POWERS OF INSPECTORS.) 101 words
    80. cc1635-6
  80. Clause 137.—(POWER OF INSPECTOR TO REQUIRE REMEDY FOR IMMEDIATE OR APPREHENDED DANGER.) 229 words
    81. c1636
  81. Clause 138.—(POWER OF CHIEF INSPECTOR TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FOR PURPOSE OF PERMITTING TRIALS OF NEW EQUIPMENT, ETC.) 12 words
    82. c1636
  82. Clause 143.—(FENCING OF ABANDONED AND DISUSED MINES AND OF QUARRIES.) 122 words
    83. c1637
  83. Clause 144.—(OFFENCES.) 29 words
    84. c1637
  84. Clause 150.—(SPECIAL DEFENCE AVAIL ABLE TO MINE UNDER-MANAGERS WITH EIMITPD JURISDICTION.) 75 words
    85. c1637
  85. Clause 159.—(DIVISION OF MINES.) 40 words
    86. cc1637-40
  86. Clause 161.—(POWER OF MINISTER AND INSPECTOR TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FOR LIMITED PERIOD FROM COM MENCEMENT OF THIS ACT.) 1,026 words
    87. c1640
  87. Clause 162.—{PROVISIONS AS TO ORDERS, RULES, ETC.) 46 words
    88. c1640
  88. Clause 163.—(MODE OF SERVICE OF NOTICES UNDER THIS ACT.) 80 words
    89. cc1640-1
  89. Clause 169.—(GENERAL INTERPRETATION PROVISIONS.) 222 words
    90. c1641
  90. Clause 170.—(EXCLUSION OF SS. 107 AND 108 OF FACTORIES ACT, 1937.) 34 words
    91. cc1641-50
  91. Fourth Schedule.—(ENACTMENTS REPEALED.) 3,563 words