45.1-161.29 - Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.29. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications.

A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may require examination of applicantsfor certification; however, the Board shall require examination of applicantsfor the mine inspector certification. The Board may require such otherinformation from applicants as may be necessary to ascertain competency andqualifications for each task. Except as specifically provided by this Act,the Board shall prescribe the qualifications for any certification. Theexaminations shall be conducted under such rules, conditions and regulationsas the Board shall promulgate. Such rules, when promulgated, shall be made apart of the permanent record of the Board, shall periodically be publishedand shall be of uniform application to all applicants.

B. Any certificate issued by the Board shall be valid from the date ofissuance unless and until it has been suspended pursuant to § 45.1-161.34, orhas been revoked by the Board pursuant to § 45.1-161.35.

(Code 1950, §§ 45-23, 45-28; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-12; 1972, c.784; 1978, c. 729; 1980, c. 442; 1984, c. 237; 1994, c. 28.)