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Delivery
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Recommendation 17: Extend the Mines and Quarries Act to public safety
From Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the Disaster at Aberfan on October 21st, 1966, published 19 July 1967.
Recommendation
The ambit of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1954, should be extended to include provision for the safety of the general public in addition to the existing provisions for the safety of persons employed in the industry (Paragraph 295).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 132
Reference: Part VII, XVII
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Aberfan Tribunal
Report
Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the Disaster at Aberfan on October 21st, 1966
19 Jul 1967
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Recommendation made
59.3 years ago