155. Restriction on installation of mechanical ventilator belowground.
(1)In every fiery seam or gassy seam of the second or third degree, the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the installation belowground of booster fans, namely:-(a)no booster fan shall be installed belowground in the mine unless the manager is satisfied, as a result of a survey of the ventilation of every part of the mine liable to be affected, that such installation is necessary or expedient for the proper ventilation of the mine and that it should be installed; and(b)seven days' prior notice of every such installation under clause (a), together with particulars of the survey aforesaid, shall be sent to the Regional Inspector.Explanation.- For the purposes of this regulation, it is clarified that the shifting of a booster fan from one place to another shall be deemed to be an installation of a booster fan.(2)The Regional Inspector may at any time, by an order in writing, require the use of any booster fan installed belowground in the mine to be discontinued.
