The Mines Act `1952
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONS
COMMITTEES
MINING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MINES
PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 19Drinking water
- 20Conservancy
- 21Medical appliances
- 22Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment of persons is dangerous
- 22APower to prohibit employment in certain cases
- 23Notice to be given of accidents
- 24Power of Government to appoint Court of inquiry in cases of accidents
- 25Notice of certain diseases
- 26Power to direct investigation of causes of disease
- 27Publication of reports
HOURS AND LIMITATION OF EMPLOYMENT
- 28Weekly day of rest
- 29Compensatory days of rest
- 30Hours of work above ground
- 31Hours of work below ground
- 32Night shift
- 33Extra wages for overtime
- 34Prohibition of employment of certain persons
- 35Limitation of daily hours of work including overtime work
- 36Notices regarding hours of work
- 37Supervising Staff
- 38Exemption from provisions regarding employment
- 39Power to make exempting rules
- 40Employment of persons below eighteen years of age
- 41[Omitted.]
- 42[Omitted.]
- 43Power to require medical examination
- 44[Omitted.]
- 45Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine
- 46Employment of women
- 47[Omitted.]
- 48Registers of persons employed
LEAVEWITH WAGES
REGULATIONS, RULES AND BYE-LAWS
- 57Power of Central Government to make regulations
- 58Power of Central Government to make rules
- 59Prior publication of regulation and rules
- 60Power to make regulations without previous publication
- 61Bye-laws
- 61ALaying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before Parliament
- 62Posting up of abstracts from Act, regulations, etc
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- 63Obstruction
- 64Falsification of records, etc
- 65Use of false certificates of fitness
- 66Omission to furnish plans, etc
- 67Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour
- 68Penalty for employment of persons below eighteen years of age
- 69Failure to appoint manager
- 70Notice of accidents
- 71Owner, etc., to report to Chief Inspector in certain cases
- 72Obligation of persons employed in a mine
- 72ASpecial Provision for contravention of certain regulations
- 72BSpecial provision for contravention of orders under section 22
- 72CSpecial provision for contravention of law with dangerous results
- 73General provision for disobedience of orders
- 74Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
- 75Prosecution of owner, agent or manager
- 76Determination of owner in certain cases
- 77Exemption of owner, agent or manager from liability in certain cases
- 78Power of court to make orders
- 79Limitation of prosecutions
- 80Cognizance of offences
- 80A[Omitted.]
- 81Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases
MISCELLANEOUS
- 82Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act
- 83Power to exempt from operation of Act, regulations, etc.
- 84Power to alter or rescind orders
- 85Application of Act to mines belonging to Government
- 85APersons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so
- 85BSigning of returns, notices, etc
- 85CNo fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences
- 86Application of certain provisions of Act 63 of 1948 to mines
- 87Protection of action taken in good faith
- 88Repealed.