The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 consolidate and modernise the law on health and safety in mines in Northern Ireland. The Regulations implement, as regards Northern Ireland, Council Directive 1992/104/EEC on the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting industries.
PART 3CONTROL OF MAJOR HAZARDS
Explosive atmospheres
Application of regulations 25 and 2624
Regulations 25 and 26 apply below ground in coal mines.