Mines and Quarries Act 1954

98 Appointment of quarry managers

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Act, no quarry shall be worked unless either—

(a) there is a sole manager of the quarry, being an individual, and every part thereof is within his jurisdiction ; or

(b) there are two or more managers of the quarry, being individuals, and the following conditions are satisfied, namely,—

(i) that every part of the quarry is within the jurisdiction of some one of the managers but not within the jurisdiction of any of the others; and

(ii) that the parts of the quarry over which they severally exercise jurisdiction are defined by an instrument in writing executed by the owner of the quarry and lodged with the inspector for the district and approved by him by notice served on the owner.

(2) Approval for the purposes of sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of the foregoing subsection shall, in the case of a quarry, not be withheld or withdrawn by an inspector unless he is satisfied that failure to withhold or withdraw it would or might be likely to result in the safety or health of the persons employed at that quarry being prejudiced.

(3) A manager of a quarry shall be appointed by the owner thereof who, if an individual, may appoint himself.