§ —(1) For the purposes of this Act an excavation or system of excavations made for training purposes shall be deemed to be a mine, and the use for those purposes of any premises which are a mine as defined by subsection (1) of section (Meaning of "mine" and "quarry") of this Act or are, by virtue of this section, deemed to be a mine shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to constitute the working of the mine; but the Minister may by order direct that this Act shall, in its application to any such premises as aforesaid which are used exclusively for training purposes, have effect subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as may be specified in the order.
§ (2) In this section the expression "training purposes" means the purposes of instructing or training below ground persons in, or in any work connected with, mining minerals.—[Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
This is a Clause to make sure that training mines are brought properly within the scope of the Bill There was a doubt as to whether that was so, and we must make sure that there are proper safety regulations in training mines
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.