Act No. 11, 1913.
An Act to amend the Coal Mines Regu- lation Act, 1912 ; to bring certain persons under the Public Service Act, 1902 ; and for purposes conse- quent thereon or incidental thereto. [15/// October, 1913.]
I n this Act the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912, is referred to as the Principal Act. lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-
Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
I'relimiiHtry and repeal.
1 . This Act may be cited as the "Coa l Mines Regulation (Amending) Act, 1913."
2. Subsection one of section six, subsections one, two, four, and six of section eight, section twenty-four, and general rules thirty-three and thirty-five of section fifty-four of the Principal Act are repealed.
Amendment of Principal Act.
3 . Section three of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting tbe definition of "boy," and by inserting, at
the end of the section, the following new definition:—
" Permitted explosive" means explosive the use of
which is permitted, either unconditionally or
subject to conditions by the Minister, by notice
published in the Gazette: Provided that such
conditions (if any) are duly observed.
4 . The following section is inserted next after section five of the Principal Act :—
5A. (1) In every mine required by this Act to be under the control of a certificated manager, and in which safety-lamps are used, a competent person shall be appointed as deputy, who shall make the inspections and carry out the duties necessary for examining for the presence of gas, ascertaining the sufficiency of ventilation, state of roof and sides, which duties shall be designated his statutory duties, supervising the general duties of shot-firers, and such other matters relative to the general safety of the mine as are required to be performed by this Act.
(2) After the thirtieth day of June, one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen, no person
shall be appointed or act as a deputy, unless he—
(a) is not less than twenty-three years of age ;
(b)
has had at least five years' practical experience in a mine;
(c)
is the holder of a certificate of service or competency as manager, under-manager, or deputy; and
(d)
has obtained from a duly qualified medical practitioner a certificate in the form pre scribed by the Minister that his eyesight is such as to enable him to make accurate tests for inflammable gas.
5 . (1) For subsection one of section six of the
Principal Act the following subsection is substituted :—6. (1) There shall be three descriptions of cer
tificates of competency under this Act—•
(a) first-class certificates,—that is to say, certifi cates of fitness to be manager ; (b) second-class certificates,—that is to say, certificates of fitness to be nnder-manager; and (c) third-class certificates,—that is to say, cer tificates of fitness to be deputy.