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United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

The Mines Regulations 2014 (2014 No. 3248). -

Adoption: 2014-12-08 | GBR-2014-R-107988

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Mining Ordinance 2005 (No. 10 of 2005).

Adoption: 2005-05-27 | Date of entry into force: 2005-06-10 | GBR-2005-R-70869

Regulates, inter alia, health and safety in the mining sector and protection of the environment by applying the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Quarries Regulations, 1999 (No. 2024 of 1999). -

Adoption: 1999-07-12 | GBR-1999-R-59901

Imposes requirements with respect to health and safety in quarries. Gives effect, in relation to quarries, to Council Directive 92/104/EEC concerning minimum requirements for improving health and safety protection of workers in surface and underground mineral extracting industries. Also regulates duties of operators of quarries with regard to health and safety of workers.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Factories (Mines and Quarries) (Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions) Regulations 1997 (LN. No. 148/1997). -

Adoption: 1997-12-18 | GBR-1997-R-48374

Sets forth general duties of employers, which include preparation of a health and safety document, and provision of health surveillance. The Schedule sets forth minimum safety requirements, which regard, inter alia, training, protection from risk of explosion, harmful gases, and fire, as well as ventilation and mine stability.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Factories (Boreholes (Offshore Installations) Health and Safety) Regulations 1997 (L.N. No. 62 of 1997). -

Adoption: 1997-06-12 | GBR-1997-R-47010

Requires owners and operators of off-shore boreholes to assess safety risks to employees and draw up an emergency response plan. Owners shall provide safety equipment, safety signs, fire and explosion detection and prevention devices, means of escape and evacuation, health surveillance, and drinking water.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Factories (Boreholes (Sites and Operations) Health and Safety) Regulations 1997 (L.N. No. 63 of 1997). -

Adoption: 1997-06-12 | GBR-1997-R-47011

Stipulates that no on-land borehole enterprise commence drilling operations or be abandoned unless competent authorities are notified. Owners and operators of boreholes shall draw up a health and safety document assessing risks to workers and setting out escape and evacuation plans in case of an emergency. S. 10 requires operators to provide health surveillance. Schedule 2 sets forth further safety requirements, including work permits for the carrying out of dangerous operations, regular maintenance records of plant, and measures to prevent and combat explosions and fires.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Quarries Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (No. 378 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-10-05 | Date of entry into force: 1995-12-31 | Date of partial entry into force: 1998-10-05 | GBR-1995-R-47695

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Mines Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (No. 379 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-10-05 | Date of entry into force: 1995-12-31 | GBR-1995-R-47696

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995.

Adoption: 1995-09-04 | Date of entry into force: 1995-10-09 | GBR-1995-R-47694

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (No. 340 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-08-31 | Date of entry into force: 1995-10-09 | Date of partial entry into force: 1997-06-20 | GBR-1995-R-47693

Governs inter alia work permits, records, health surveillance, drinking water, and communication.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Quarries Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2036 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-07-26 | Date of entry into force: 1995-10-26 | Date of partial entry into force: 1998-07-26 | GBR-1995-R-41457

Gives effect to Council Directive 92/104/EEC ("the Extractive Industries (Mines and Quarries) Directive") with respect to safety instructions, escape and rescue facilities, health surveillance, and benches and haul roads. Also gives effect to Council Directive 92/91/EEC ("the Extractive Industries (Boreholes) Directive") relating to, inter alia, organisation of the workplace, danger areas, and pregnant women and nursing mothers.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Coal Industry (Protected Persons) Pensions Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 3070 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 1994-12-24 | GBR-1994-R-39178

These Regulations concern the industry-wide pension scheme established in accordance with the Industry-Wide Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Regulations 1994 and the industry-wide pension scheme established in accordance with the Industry-Wide Mineworkers' Pension Scheme Regulations 1994. Provides for the protection of persons in relation to a New Scheme and in relation to a scheme which an employer must provide on a winding up of a New Scheme. Made under the Coal Industry Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Industry-Wide Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2973 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-11-22 | Date of entry into force: 1994-12-15 | GBR-1994-R-39174

Makes provisions for the establishment of a new pension scheme in the terms of a trust deed as set out in the Schedule to the Regulations which contains provisions satifying the statutory requirements by reference to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Made under the Coal Industry Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Industry-Wide Mineworkers' Pension Scheme Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2974 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-11-22 | Date of entry into force: 1994-12-15 | GBR-1994-R-39175

Makes provisions for the establishment of a new pension scheme in the terms of a trust deed as set out in the Schedule to the Regulations which contains provisions satisfying the statutory requirements by reference to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme as an existing scheme. Made under the Coal Industry Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (Modification) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2577 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-10-04 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-31 | GBR-1994-R-38387

Concerns the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme which was established under regulations made under section 37 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946. These Regulations continue the Scheme in force notwithstanding the repeal by the Coal Industry Act 1994 of section 37 of the above Act and of the enactments modifying that section; and modify the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Coal Industry Act 1994. Made under the Coal Industry Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (Modification) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2576 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-10-04 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-31 | GBR-1994-R-38388

Concerns the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme which was established under regulations made under section 37 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946. The Regulations continue the Scheme in force notwithstanding the repeal by the Coal Industry Act 1994 of section 37 of the above Act and of the enactments modifying that section; and modify the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Coal Industry Act 1994. Made under the Coal Industry Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Coal Mining Subsidence (Provisions of Information) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2565 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-10-03 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-31 | GBR-1994-R-38384

Concerns the provision of information relating to proposed underground coal mining and to claims in connection with coal mining subsidence damage. Made under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 and the Coal Industry Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Coal Mining Subsidence (Blight and Compensation for Inconvenience During Works) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2564 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-10-03 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-31 | GBR-1994-R-38385

Enables the owners of dwellings blighted by coal mining subsidence damage or the possibility of such damage to require the person responsible for remedying that damage to purchase the dwelling at its unblighted market value. Made under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 and the Coal Mining Act 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Coal Industry Act 1994 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 2189 (C.45) of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-08-21 | GBR-1994-R-37930

Brings into force certain provisions of the Coal Industry Act 1994 on 19 September 1994.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Law, Act

Coal Industry Act 1994 (Chapter 21)

Adoption: 1994-07-05 | GBR-1994-L-37340

Provides for the establishment and functions of the Coal Authority; the restructuring of the coal industry; transfers of the property, rights and liabilities of the British Coal Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; dissolution of that Corporation; and the licensing and carrying on of coal mining operations.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Coal Industry (Restructuring Grants) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 1422 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-05-25 | Date of entry into force: 1994-05-28 | GBR-1994-R-37218

Concerns the making of grants by the Secretary of State to the British Coal Corporation under section 3 of the Coal Industry Act 1987 (grants for workforce redeployment and reductions, etc).

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) (Amendment) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 1252 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-07-18 | GBR-1988-R-6464

Amends previous orders of the same title, in particular to reduce weekly unemployment benefits by the weekly rate of any invalid care allowance the recipient is entitled to receive.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Law, Act

Coal Industry Act 1987 (Chapter 3)

Adoption: 1987-03-05 | GBR-1987-L-7537

Makes provision for securing further participation by organisations representing employees in the coal industry in the management of trusts and other bodies connected with that industry and in the management of superannuation schemes for such employees. Changes the name of the National Coal Board to the British Coal Corporation. Provides for challenges to be made to orders under the Act (s. 8). Schedule 1 lists consequential amendments and Schedule 3 shows repealed provisions.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) (Amendment) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 558 of 1985)

Adoption: 1985-03-31 | GBR-1985-R-5401

Various amendments, particularly regarding breaks in service and new basic weekly benefits.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) (Amendment) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 1889 of 1984)

Adoption: 1984-11-27 | GBR-1984-R-1231

Amends the Orders of 1983 and 1984 on the same subject to provide for entitlement to weekly benefits of employees made redundant because of a trade dispute.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Redundancy Mineworkers (Payments Scheme) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 335 of 1972)

Adoption: 1972-03-06 | GBR-1972-R-16835

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Redundant Mineworkers (Payments Scheme) Order 1968 (S.I. No. 987 of 1968)

Adoption: 1968-06-24 | Date of entry into force: 1968-07-04 | GBR-1968-R-37309

Establishes under the Coal Industry Act 1967 a scheme for the payment of weekly benefits in certain cases to supplement the income of mineworkers made redundant after attaining the age of 55 and before the age of 65 in the case of men or 60 in the case of women.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Law, Act

Coal Industry Act 1967 (Chapter 91)

Adoption: 1967-12-20 | GBR-1967-L-37233

Makes provisions in respect to borrowing by and grants to the National Coal Board; provides for supplementary payments to redundant workers in the coal industry, for the reimbursement to the Board of contributions to retirement benefits to or in respect of such workers and of losses incurred by the Board in deferring the closure of coal mines.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Law, Act

Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (1954 c. 70 (Regnal. 2_and_3_Eliz.2)). -

Adoption: 1954-11-25 | GBR-1954-L-107989

An Act to make fresh provision with respect to the management and control of mines and quarries and for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons employed thereat; to regulate the employment thereat of women and young persons; to require the fencing of abandoned and disused mines and of quarries; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

United Kingdom - Mining and quarrying workers - Law, Act

Mining Ordinance (Cap. 69). -

Adoption: 1923-12-17 | GBR-1923-L-99542