Mines and Quarries Act 1954

131 Register of women and young persons employed

(1) It shall, in the case of every mine and quarry, be the duty of the responsible person to keep at the office at the mine or quarry, or at such other place as may be approved by an inspector, a register in such form as may be specified by the Minister and to enter in that register in such form and manner as may be so specified the name, date of birth, residence and date of first employment at the mine or quarry of all women and young persons employed thereat, indicating, in the case of male young persons employed at a mine, which of them are employed below ground thereat.

(2) It shall, in the case of every mine or quarry, be the duty of the responsible person to produce (if requested so to do) any register kept by him in pursuance of this section to an officer of the local education authority (or, in Scotland, the education authority) within whose area the mine or quarry is situate.

(3) Before a male young person is first employed below ground in a mine his employer (if other than the owner of the mine) shall inform the manager of the mine or some other person appointed in that behalf by the manager, that the young person is to be so employed.