The Coal and Other Mines (Locomotives) Order 1956 No. 1771

FIRST SCHEDULE THE COAL AND OTHER MINES (LOCOMOTIVES) REGULATIONS, 1956, HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE OF THE MINES AND QUARRIES ACT, 1954

PART VI Additional provisions—diesel locomotives

Fuel oil

27.  The manager of every mine in which any diesel locomotive runs shall make and secure the efficient carrying out of arrangements whereby—

(a) no fuel oil is used for the generation of energy in that locomotive other than oil of a specification approved by the Minister;

(b) no oil for use as aforesaid is taken below ground otherwise than in a suitable container which does not leak; and

(c) any such oil at any time stored below ground (otherwise than in the tanks of a locomotive)—

(i) is kept in a filling station in a suitable container which does not leak; and

(ii) does not exceed in quantity, such quantity as, together with any oil then in the tanks of locomotives for which it has been brought below ground, is likely to be consumed by those locomotives (having regard to their normal user) within the period of forty-eight hours next following.