1976 No. 2063
HEALTH AND SAFETY MINES AND QUARRIES
The Mines and Quarries (Metrication) Regulations 1976
Made 2nd December 1976
Laid before Parliament 13th December 1976
Coming into Operation 1st February 1977

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2) and (3)(a), 49(1), (2) and (4) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”), as amended by section 116 of, and paragraphs 6 and 15 of Schedule 15 to, the Employment Protection Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—