PART 7SURVEYORS AND PLANS
Surveyor58
1
The mine operator must ensure that there is appointed a suitably qualified and competent person as surveyor of the mine at all times during any period when—
a
mineral is being extracted from the mine, or such extraction is proposed; or
b
there is significant excavation at the mine, or such excavation is proposed.
2
Where for any reason a person appointed under paragraph (1) ceases to be the surveyor of the mine during any period mentioned in that paragraph, within a reasonable time after the appointment ceases the mine operator must appoint another suitably qualified and competent person to be surveyor of the mine.
3
If, for any reason, no appointment has been made under paragraph (2) within a reasonable time, the only work that may be carried out below ground at the mine is work that is essential to the maintenance of the safety of the mine.