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MINES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 4

Qualifications of mine managers.

4.(1) No person shall be qualified to be appointed or to be the manager of a
mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay at which more than
thirty persons are employed below ground unless he is the holder of a
first-class certificate of competency valid with respect to the mine, has
attained the age of twenty-six years and satisfies such other conditions, if
any, as may be prescribed.

(2) No person shall be qualified to be appointed or to be the manager of a
mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay at which more than
fourteen but not more than thirty persons are employed below ground

(a)except in a case falling within paragraph (b), unless he is the holder of a
first-class or second-class certificate of competency valid with respect to
the mine, has attained the age of twenty-three years and satisfies such other
conditions, if any, as may be prescribed;

(b)in a case where there is for the time being in force a direction, given by
the Ministry by notice served on the owner of the mine, that this paragraph
shall apply to the mine, unless he is the holder of a first-class certificate
of competency valid with respect to the mine, has attained the age of
twenty-six years and satisfies such other conditions, if any, as may be
prescribed;

(3) In the case of a mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay at
which not more than fourteen persons are employed below ground, the Ministry
may by notice served on the owner of the mine direct that this subsection
shall apply to the mine and, while the direction remains in force, no person
shall be qualified to be appointed or to be the manager of the mine unless he
is the holder of a first-class or second-class certificate of competency valid
with respect to the mine, has attained the age of twenty-three years and
satisfies such other conditions, if any, as may be prescribed.

Subs.(4) rep. by SR 1980/333

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