The Mines Regulations 2014

Transitional provision: Winsford mine

73.—(1) Where explosives were being stored below ground at Winsford mine in accordance with the Winsford Regulations immediately before the commencement date, the mine operator of that mine on the commencement date is deemed to hold a licence granted by the Executive under regulation 13 of the 2014 Regulations (the “deemed licence”).

(2) The requirements set out in regulations 4(2) to (4), 6, 7, 7(a) and 9(1) to (5) and (7) of the Winsford Regulations have effect as if they were conditions of the deemed licence and as if references to the mine manager in those regulations were references to the mine operator.

(3) The deemed licence remains in force until 6th April 2020 unless it is revoked before that date under regulation 23 of the 2014 Regulations.

(4) In this regulation—

(a) “Winsford mine” means the Winsford Rock Salt Mine, Winsford, Cheshire (formerly known as the Meadow Bank Mine); and

(b) “Winsford Regulations” means the Meadow Bank Mine (Explosives) Special Regulations 1963(1).

(1)

S.I. 1963/815, amended by S.I. 1974/2223. These are special regulations within the meaning of section 141(5) of the 1954 Act and therefore not subject to parliamentary control (section 174 of that Act). They are not published by HMSO. A copy of the Regulations is available from the Health and Safety Executive, Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 7HS.