The Coal and Other Mines (Horses) Order 1956

13.—(1) The manager shall make and secure the efficient carrying out of arrangements to ensure that every horse below ground at the mine is, when out of its stable, under the charge of a person appointed for that purpose.

(2) Every person appointed in pursuance of the last preceding paragraph, when in charge of a horse out of its stable, shall—

(a) be responsible for that horse throughout the period from his taking charge of it until he returns it to a horse-keeper at its stable or otherwise disposes of it in accordance with an order given to him by an official of the mine or a horse-keeper;

(b) when driving it, do so carefully;

(c) comply with any instructions relating to the horse given to him by an official of the mine or a horse-keeper;

(d) in every case in which the horse is out of its stable for a period exceeding four hours, feed and water it, or cause it to be fed and watered during that period;

(e) unless otherwise ordered by an official of the mine or a horse-keeper, return it not later than the end of his shift to a horse-keeper at its stable;

(f) unless the horse is properly secured, remain with it throughout the period during which it is in his charge.