(1) The manager of every mine at which trains are...
- Manager must appoint a competent person for workmen trains Employer
UK Statutory Instrument
1956
Great Britain
Coal and Other Mines (Sidings) Order 1956
This order is made under the Mines and Quarries Act, 1954, s. 190, which empowers the Minister of Fuel and Power to re-enact (to the extent to which they could be enacted in regulations made under the Act and subject to modifications of the kind specified in that section) the provisions of regulations which will cease to have effect at the commencement of the Act.
At a glance
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What's here
19 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 11
- Employer 6
- Director or Officer 1
- Operator 1
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 487 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 162 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 106 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 104 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 101 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 92 duties
Employers also bound by 192 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 176 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 123 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 84 duties
- Employment Rights Act 1996 1996 56 duties
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 1989 52 duties
Directors and Officers also bound by 166 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Companies Act 2006 2006 108 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 51 duties
- Insolvency Act 1986 1986 34 duties
- Charities Act 2011 2011 25 duties
- CAICEA 2004 2004 23 duties
Operators also bound by 4 other Acts
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
It shall be the duty of the manager of every...
- Manager must ensure safety of points rods, signal wires and ground levers Employer
It shall be the duty of the manager of every...
- Provide required coupling poles and safety devices on mine lines Employer
(1) Every person who operates points on a line by...
- Ensure points and lever are correctly positioned before moving them Any Person
The manager of every mine shall make and secure the...
- Mine managers must appoint a competent person to move vehicles Employer
No person shall move a vehicle, and no person in...
- Do not move vehicles on a line with a prop or pole unless no other method is available Any Person
No person shall couple or uncouple any vehicle in motion...
- Avoid uncoupling vehicles in motion without a pole Any Person
In every case in which any person employed at a...
- Safe movement of other vehicles to protect mine workers Any Person
In every case in which the movement of a vehicle...
- Vehicle operator must warn mine workers before moving a vehicle Any Person
The manager of every mine shall make and secure the...
- Ensure safe locomotive movements during twilight and fog Employer
Every driver in charge of a locomotive on a line,...
- Warn miners at level crossings and blind curves Operator
No person shall move or attempt to move a vehicle...
- You must not push a buffer to move a vehicle on a line Any Person
(1) No person shall ride on any buffer of a...
- Prevent riding on vehicle buffers unless handhold and footplace exist Any Person
No person in charge of a vehicle at a mine...
- Prevent leaving a vehicle unsecured on an incline at a mine Any Person
The manager of every mine shall make and secure the...
- Ensure a 15‑ft safe gap between stationary mine vehicles on a track Employer
It shall be the duty of the person in immediate...
- Display danger signals on vehicles during repair work Any Person
No person shall pass immediately in front of any vehicle...
- Avoid standing in front of moving mine vehicles under screens Any Person
No person shall cross a line by passing underneath any...
- Do not cross a siding line beneath a vehicle if it may endanger your safety Any Person
The manager of every mine shall make and secure the...
- Ensure material near tracks is placed safely Director or Officer
Browse 5 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
These regulations shall apply, at every mine of coal, stratified...
(1) No person who has not attained the age of...
(1) In these regulations the following expressions have the meanings...
(1) The provisions set out in the schedule hereto, being...
This order shall come into operation at the commencement of...
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