Precautions against inrushes of water, gas or other material which flows when wet

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14.
Precautions against inrushes of water,
gas or other material which flows when
wet
14.1.
General provisions
14.1.1.
(1) It should be the duty of every mine operator
and mine manager to acquire and record on the mine plans all
useful information concerning the position, extent and depth
of:
(a) old workings whether mine workings or not;
(b) water-bearing strata;
(c) any peat, moss, sand, gravel, silt or other material which
flows when wet and which may exist in or near their
mines.
(2) The mine operator and mine manager should inform
each other of all available and relevant findings made and the
actions each has taken in this respect.
14.1.2.
When the existence of the aforementioned features
near to the mine workings has been established, it should be the
duty of the manager to prepare a scheme of working designed to
prevent an inrush of water, other material or gas.
14.1.3.
(1) A copy of the scheme should be sent to the
competent authority before the scheme is put into operation.
(2) A copy should also be posted in accordance with section
4.2.
14.1.4.
The period of advance notice of the scheme should
be specified by the competent authority which should have the
duty of examining it and requiring any amendments which
appear to it to be necessary in the interests of safety.
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