MINES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 6 Under-managers.

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MINES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 6

Under-managers.

6.(1) For any mine there may be one or more under-managers and (subject to the
following provisions of this section and to the following provisions of
this Act) in the case of

(a)a mine which, by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this Act, cannot
lawfully be worked unless the manager thereof is none other than the holder of
a first-class certificate of competency, being a mine whereof the manager is
also the manager of another mine; and

(b)a mine (other than one falling within the foregoing paragraph), being a
mine with respect to which there is for the time being in force a direction,
given by the Ministry by notice served on the owner of the mine, that, on the
ground of the size or condition of the mine or the system of working it being
such as, in the opinion of the Ministry, to render it inexpedient that it
should be worked unless there is at least one under-manager, this paragraph
shall apply to the mine;

(2) If the Ministry is satisfied with respect to any such mine as is mentioned
in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) that it is unnecessary to require the
appointment of an under-manager for the mine, the Ministry may, by notice
served on the owner of the mine, direct that so much of that subsection as
prohibits the mine's being worked without there being at least one
under-manager shall not have effect with respect to the mine.

(3) The jurisdiction of an under-manager of a mine may be limited to part of
the mine, but a mine the working whereof is unlawful unless there is at least
one under-manager shall not be worked unless every part thereof below ground
is within the jurisdiction of the under-manager or (where there are two or
more under-managers) some one of them.

(4) It shall be the duty of an under-manager of a mine, to the extent of his
jurisdiction thereover, to supervise all operations carried on thereat and, to
the best of his ability, to execute and enforce with respect to the mine the
provisions of this Act, orders made thereunder and regulations.

(5) No mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay (being a mine
which, by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this Act, cannot lawfully be
worked unless the manager thereof is none other than the holder of a
first-class certificate of competency) shall be worked so long as a person is
under-manager thereof who does not satisfy the following conditions, namely,
that he is the holder of a first-class or second-class certificate of
competency valid with respect to the mine, that he has attained the age of
twenty-three years and that he satisfies such other conditions, if any, as may
be prescribed; and provision may be made by regulations for requiring that no
mine (other than as aforesaid) shall be worked so long as a person is
under-manager thereof who does not satisfy such conditions as may be
prescribed.

(6) An under-manager of a mine shall be appointed by the owner thereof.

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MINES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 6