Mines and Quarries Act 1954

149 Qualifications for grant of certificates

(1) The Board shall make rules specifying the qualifications required of persons in order for them to be recommended for the grant of certificates which by or by virtue of this Act are to be granted by the Minister on the Board's recommendation and the manner in which the possession of such qualifications is to be ascertained and (where the rules provide for the ascertainment of the possession of qualifications by means of an examination held by the Board) specifying particulars of the examination.

(2) The said rules may not only specify subjects in which proficiency is required and the degree of proficiency required in each subject, but may also require a person who seeks the grant of any such certificate as aforesaid—

(a) to have attained, before entering his name for any such examination as aforesaid or before being recommended for the grant of the certificate, such age as may be specified in the rules ;

(b) to have such practical experience of such matters as may be so specified ;

(c) to have attended such courses of instruction as may be so specified;

(d) to be of good character.

(3) The said rules may provide for the granting of exemptions from any provisions thereof relating to the undergoing of examinations, the possession of practical experience and the attendance at courses of instruction in such cases as may be specified in the rules.

(4) Examinations the holding of which is provided for by rules under this section shall be held at such times and places as the Board may determine and shall be conducted in accordance with rules made by them; and the Board may (subject to the approval of the Minister as to number) appoint examiners for the purposes of such examinations and pay them such remuneration and allowances as the Board may, with the approval of the Minister and the Treasury, determine.

(5) Rules under this section shall be of no effect unless they are approved by the Minister.

(6) There shall be payable to the Board by persons who seek the grant of such certificates as are mentioned in subsection (1) of this section such fees as may be specified in an order made by the Minister with the approval of the Treasury, and any fees received by the Board under this subsection shall be paid by them to the Minister.