Mines Regulation Amendment Regulations 1993 (WA)

4620 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA [27 August 1993

MINERALS AND ENERGY

M1s1301 MINES REGULATION ACT 1946

MINES REGULATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1993

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Mines Regulation Amendment

Regulations 1993.

Regulations 1.7 and 1.7A inserted

2. After regulation 1.6 of the Mines Regulation Act Regulations 1976* the

following regulations are inserted —

Exemption where substantial compliance

unnecessary or impracticable.

1.7 (1) Where a person or mine does not fully comply with a requirement of these regulations but the State mining engineer is satisfied that there is substantial compliance, he may in writing, exempt the person or mine from the requirement, subject to such terms and conditions as he specifies.

Where the State mining engineer imposes a condition in relation to an exemption granted under subregulation (1), a person having the benefit of the exemption shall not contravene the condition.

(2)

An exemption granted by the State mining engineer under this regulation may be revoked by him at any time.

(3)

Exemption where compliance unnecessary or
impracticable

1.7A (1) The State mining engineer may by a certificate under his hand grant either absolutely or subject to conditions, exemption from compliance with a requirement of these regulations where he is satisfied that compliance would be

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(2)

Where the State mining engineer imposed a condition in relation to an exemption granted under subregulation (1), a person having the benefit of the exemption shall not contravene the condition.

(3) An exemption granted by the State mining engineer

under this regulation may be revoked by him at any time. If

[*Reprinted as at 4 April 1991.
For amendments to 27 July 1993 see 1992 Index to Legislation of

Western Australia, Table 4, p. 180.]

By His Excellency's Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.