Notifications Required under the Mines and Quarries Act 1965

The Act and Regulations require that the Health and Safety Authority is informed in relation to changes in management and operations at a mine on the approved form. These Notifications are:

  • Notification to Inspector of change of ownership of the Mine
  • Notification to Inspector of introduction of electricity below ground
  • Notification to Inspector of introduction of type or class of vehicle under ground
  • Notification to Inspector of dangerous occurrences
  • Notification to Inspector of training scheme for the mine
  • Notification to Inspector of Scheme of transit of explosives
  • Notification to Inspector of test of emergency evacuation system
  • Particulars of Beginning of Mining Operations
  • Appointment of a person to be a Mine Manager
  • Appointment of a person to be Substitute Mine Manager

The vast majority of these will be eliminated by the Draft Consolidated Mines Regulations when they come into affect.