The Quarries Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations 1995

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1954 Act” means the Mines and Quarries Act 1954(1);

“the 1992 Regulations” means the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992(2);

“employer” includes the owner if he employs persons at work at the quarry;

“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;

“health and safety document” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4;

“mine” means a mine within the meaning of the 1954 Act;

“owner” means an owner within the meaning of section 181 of the 1954 Act;

“quarry” means a quarry within the meaning of the 1954 Act;

“workplace” shall have the same meaning as in Regulation 2(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992(3) but with the omission of the words “subject to paragraph 2”.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule in these Regulations so numbered; and

(b) a reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which that reference occurs.

(1)

1954 c. 70, extended by the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969 (c. 10) and the Mines Management Act 1971 (c. 20): relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1974/2013, S.I. 1976/2063 and S.I. 1993/1897.

(2)

S.I. 1992/2051; amended by S.I. 1994/2865.

(3)

S.I. 1992/3004.