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General provisions with respect to construction and maintenance of roads.
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36.—(1) This section applies to every road in a mine.
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(2) Every road made after the commencement of this section shall be so made and maintained as to avoid sudden changes of direction, height, width and gradient, save in so far as the system of working the mine or the natural conditions of the strata therein render it inadvisable for reasons of safety to do so, or it is unnecessary to do so.
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(3) If, in the case of any road made before the commencement of this Act, an inspector is of opinion that any sudden change therein of direction, height, width or gradient ought to be eliminated, he may serve on the manager of the mine a notice requiring the manager to execute, within a specified period, such works as will eliminate that sudden change.
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(4) Every road, which is used at the beginning or end of a shift by not less than six persons shall be kept free from obstructions and the floor thereof shall be kept in good repair.
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(5) The provisions of section 146 as to references upon notices served by inspectors shall apply to a notice served under this section.
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(6) References in this section to changes of gradient shall be construed as including references to deviations (whether upwards or downwards) from the horizontal.
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(7) It shall be the duty of the manager of the mine to take such steps as may be necessary to comply with this section.
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