Section 179(3) in The Coal Mines Regulations, 2017
(3)A competent person appointed for the purpose shall examine every safety lamp at the surface immediately before it is taken belowground for use and shall assure himself, as far as practicable from external observation that such lamp is in safe working order and securely locked:Provided that the person so appointed shall not perform any other duties, other than those prescribed under sub-regulations (2) and (3) of regulation 172.
