The Escape and Rescue from Mines Regulations 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 2870

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Escape and Rescue from Mines Regulations 1995

Made

31st October 1995

Laid before Parliament

13th November 1995

Coming into force

28th December 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (b), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b), (8) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (c) and (2), 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15(1), 16, 18, 20, and 21(a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

(1)

1974 c. 37; sections 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by Schedule 15 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), paragraphs 6 and 16(3) respectively; and section 15 was extended by section 55 of the Coal Industry Act 1994 (c. 21).