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[Subsidiary]
L.N. 146/76.
L.N. 146/76.
L.N. 156/63.
L.N. 146/76.
CAP. 285]
Mines (Safety) Regulations
[1986 Ed.
(b) An applicant for renewal shall if so required by the Superintendent of Mines submit himself for re-examination as to his capabilities to conduct blasting operations and upon being satisfied as to the applicant's capabilities to conduct the operations the Superintendent of Mines may renew the certificate for a further period of 3 years by endorsing upon it the date and place of renewal and his signature.
(c) When a certificate is worn or defaced, the Superintendent of Mines may, on payment of the fee specified in the Third Schedule, issue a fresh certificate marked "RENEWAL" with reference thereon to the worn certificate and shall impound and destroy the worn or defaced certificate.
(6) (a) The holder of a mine blasting certificate may at any time apply to the Superintendent of Mines to vary his certificate.
(b) If the Superintendent of Mines is satisfied that the applicant is competent to conduct the blasting operations in respect of which he wishes his certificate varied he shall, on payment of the fee specified in the Third Schedule, endorse the certificate accordingly and sign and date such endorsement.
(7) Save as provided in paragraph (6), no person other than the Superintendent of Mines shall make any endorsement on, alteration of or erasure from any mine blasting certificate issued under these regulations. Any certificate containing any unauthorized endorsement, alteration or erasure shall be invalid.
(8) Every person to whom a mine blasting certificate is issued shall, immediately upon receipt, endorse thereon his usual signature in the space provided or, if illiterate, record his thumbprint.
(9) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain the issue of a mine blasting certificate by means of any false or fraudulent representation or statement or wilfully or recklessly give false information as to any of the matters in respect of which information is or may be required in connexion with his application for a mine blasting certificate.
(10) A holder of a mine blasting certificate whose certificate has been lost may apply to the Superintendent of Mines for the issue of a new certificate who, if satisfied as to the identity of the applicant and the loss of the certificate, may issue a new certificate, which shall bear the endorsement "DUPLICATE" in replacement thereof, upon payment of the fee specified in the Third Schedule.
(11) A mine blasting certificate issued under these regulations may be suspended or revoked by the order of a mines officer for good and sufficient reasons:
Provided that any order shall, at the request of the person aggrieved, be referred to the Superintendent of Mines whose decision shall be final.
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