Virginia § 45.2-1154 - Duties of operator

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 45.2-1154 — Duties of operator, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 45.2-1154. Duties of operator

A. Each operator of a mine, or his agent, shall furnish to the Director and each mine inspector proper facilities for entering such mine and making examinations or obtaining information and shall furnish any data or information not of a confidential nature requested by such inspector.

B. Each operator of an underground mine, or his agent, shall provide each mine inspector adequate means for transportation to the active working areas of the mine within a reasonable time following the mine inspector's arrival at the mine.

C. Such operator or agent shall, when ordered to do so by a mine inspector during the course of an inspection, promptly clear the mine or section thereof of all persons.

1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:60; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.

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Section 45.2-1154 ("Duties of operator") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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