Amendment
1.
of regola.
tion 22.
(a)
Revocation
and replace-
ment of regulation 77.
Addition of
new regula- tion 74.
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Regulation 22 of the principal regulations is amended-
by the deletion of the word “Schedule", wherever the same occurs therein and is the marginal references, and the sub- stitution therefor of the following-
"First Schedule":
(b) by the deletion, in the proviso to sub-paragraph (c) of para-
graph (4), of the following-
"The Superintendent of Mines shall forward to the Com- missioner of Police a copy of each mine blasting certificate issued by him.”; and
(c) by the deletion, in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (6), of the words "and notify the Commissioner of Police of the variation".
8.
Regulation 77 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following new regulation—
"Require- ments as to first aid equipment.
77. The holder of every prospecting licence, mining licence or mining lease shall keep and maintain in the area operating under such licence or lease such stock of fined first aid boxes, dressings, splints, stretchers and other materials and appliances as the Superintendent of Mines, by writing under his hand, may from time to time require.".
The principal regulations are amended by the addition, after regulation 77, of the following new regulation-
9.
**Require.
ment as to
persons with
first aid certificates.
77A. (1) Subject to any suspension or reduction granted under paragraph (4), the licensee of every mining licence and the lessee of every mining lease shall, at all times after the expiry of the period provided in paragraph (5) for compliance with this paragraph, ensure that there is in the area operating under his mining licence or mining lease, as the case may be, not less than the following number of persons in possession of certificates of compe tency to render first aid to the injured, that is to say--
(a) where less than forty persons are employed in the area, such number as the Superintendent of Mines may, by writing under his band, specify:
Provided that in no case shall the Superio- tendent specify a number greater than three:
(b) where forty or more persons but less than three
hundred are so employed, three persons;
(c) where three hundred or more persons but less than
seven hundred are so employed, five persous;
(L.N. 156/63).
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(d) where seven hundred or more are so employed,
eight persons.
(2) The licensee or lessee, as the case may be, shall be responsible for the making of all arrangements for persons employed by him to undergo such training as may be required in order to obtain a certificate of competency to render first aid to the injured.
(3) The licensee or lessee, as the case may be, shall notify the Superintendent of Mines of the name of each person employed by him in the area operating under his licence or lease who is in possession of a certificate of competency to render first aid to the injured, the date of the granting of such certificate and the body granting the same, and any change in any of the aforesaid particulars.
(4) Upon application in that behalf and for good cause showa, the Superintendent of Mines may, by writing under bis hand and for such periods not exceeding three months at any one time as may be specified therein, either suspend altogether the obligation imposed upon the holder of a mining licence or mining lease by paragraph (1) or reduce the minimum number of persons in possession of certificates of competency to render first aid to the injured that such holder is required under that paragraph to ensure is in the area operating under his mining licence or mining lease.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation-
(@) a certificate of competency to render first aid to the injured shall be a certificate issued by any body recognized for the purpose by the Superio- tendent of Mines;
(b) in no case shall any certificate of competency to render first aid to the injured be valid for more than three years from the date thereof;
(e) the period for compliance with paragraph (1) is, in the case of a mining licence or mining least in force on the date of the commencement of the Mines (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations, 1963, twelve months from such date, and, in the case of any other mining licence or mining lease, six months from the commencement of operations thereunder.".