Mines and Quarries Act 1954

104 Power to require qualified manager where certain quarrying operations are carried on

Regulations may prohibit the carrying on at a quarry of operations of a prescribed class unless the part of the quarry in which operations of that class are carried on is within the jurisdiction of a manager who has the prescribed qualifications, and any such regulations may—

(a) make such provision for rendering temporarily inapplicable the prohibition thereby imposed as it appears to the Minister requisite or expedient to make for the purpose of avoiding, in the case of a manager's ceasing to hold office, sudden cessation of the carrying on at the quarry of operations of that class ;

(b) provide that the last foregoing section shall not operate to authorise the working of a quarry by virtue of the exercise, over operations of that class, of supervision by a person other man a manager, unless that person has the prescribed qualifications; and

(c) confer upon a manager of a quarry who has the prescribed qualifications, with respect to instructions given by or on behalf of the owner of the quarry, such rights to require written confirmation of the instructions as a condition precedent to the execution thereof (whether by himself or another) as it may appear to the Minister requisite or expedient to confer on the manager for the purpose of securing that the safety and health of persons employed at the quarry is not prejudiced or that the manager is not impeded in the discharge of duties imposed on him by or by virtue of this Act.