(1) The Minister may by order appoint for the purposes of this subsection a day in relation to a class of mines specified in the Order, and where a day is appointed under this subsection in relation to a class of mines it shall not, after that day, be lawful to use below ground in a mine of that class brattice sheeting other than of a type for the time being approved by the Minister for use in mines of that class.
(2) The Minister may by order appoint for the purposes of this subsection a day in relation to a class of mines specified in the Order or to parts specified in the Order of mines of a class so specified (being parts below ground) and—
Brought up, and read the First time.
I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
This Clause gives effect to an undertaking which I gave in Committee that we should take power in the Bill to deal with the compulsory use of fire-resisting brattice cloth and conveyor belting. It gives the Minister greater powers than he had in the Bill as it was before the Committee.Question put, and agreed to.
Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.