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PART II MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
2.Appointment, and general duties and powers, of mine managers.
3.Rights of mine manager with respect to instructions given by or on behalf of owner.
7.Temporary appointments during vacancy in office of mine manager or under-manager.
9.Charge of mine when neither manager nor under-manager nor substitute is present.
10.Duties of mine managers with respect to reading of reports, &c.
PART III SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE
Safety precautions in connection with shafts, &c., and entrances to disused workings
Provisions for securing safe operation of winding and rope haulage apparatus and conveyors
PART XI REGULATION OF TIPS AND FENCING OF ABANDONED AND DISUSED MINES
PART XII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
133.Penalty for offences for which no express penalty is provided.
134.Defence available to person charged with offence not committed personally.
135.Persons not to be under liability for contraventions which it was impracticable to avoid or prevent.
136.Special defence available to mine under-managers with limited jurisdiction.
137.Liability of owners for breaches of statutory duty by their servants.
138.Liability of parents for unlawful employment of young persons.
143.Duty to report results of proceedings against persons employed at mines.
144.Liability of parents for unlawful employment of children.
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PART I INQUIRIES INTO FITNESS OF HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES
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10.If a person— (a) without reasonable excuse (proof whereof shall lie on him) fails, after...
PART II DELIVERY UP AND CUSTODY OF CERTIFICATES IN CONNECTION WITH PROSECUTIONS AND INQUIRIES
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15.Where a certificate has been sent to the Executive under paragraph 13, the Executive shall—...
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