PART 2HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Notification of mining operations6

1

At least 28 days before a mine is worked, the mine operator shall notify the information specified in paragraph (2) to the Executive in writing.

2

The information to be notified under paragraph (1) is—

a

the name and address of the mine;

b

the name and address of the owner; and

c

the name and address of the mine operator and whether the mine operator is an individual, a corporation or a partnership.

3

Where an event specified in paragraph (4) occurs, the mine operator shall notify the Executive in writing of the event within 28 days of that event occurring.

4

The events to be notified to the Executive under paragraph (3) are—

a

any change in the name, address or location of the mine;

b

any change in the name, address or location of the mine operator;

c

the use of a mine for a purpose other than the extraction of mineral;

d

the abandonment of the mine or a seam or vein system, shaft or outlet.

5

In the case of a mine which is in existence or under construction at the date these Regulations come into operation, subject to regulation 71 (transitional provisions: general), notification that has been made under section 118 of the 1969 Act14is deemed to be notification under paragraph (1).