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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
HOURS AND LIMITATION OF EMPLOYMENT
LEAVEWITH WAGES
REGULATIONS, RULES AND BYE-LAWS
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
MISCELLANEOUS
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title, extent and commencement
2
Definitions
3
Act not to apply in certain cases
4
References to time of day
INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONS
5
Chief Inspector and Inspectors
6
Functions of Inspectors
7
Powers of Inspectors of Mines
8
Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc
9
Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors
9A
Facilities to be provided for occupational health survey
10
Secrecy of information obtained
11
Certifying surgeons
COMMITTEES
12
Committees
13
Functions of the Committee
14
Powers, etc., of the Committees
15
Recovery of expenses
MINING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MINES
16
Notice to be given of mining operations
17
Managers
18
Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers
PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
19
Drinking water
20
Conservancy
21
Medical appliances
22
Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment of persons is dangerous
22A
Power to prohibit employment in certain cases
23
Notice to be given of accidents
24
Power of Government to appoint Court of inquiry in cases of accidents
25
Notice of certain diseases
26
Power to direct investigation of causes of disease
27
Publication of reports
HOURS AND LIMITATION OF EMPLOYMENT
28
Weekly day of rest
29
Compensatory days of rest
30
Hours of work above ground
31
Hours of work below ground
32
Night shift
33
Extra wages for overtime
34
Prohibition of employment of certain persons
35
Limitation of daily hours of work including overtime work
36
Notices regarding hours of work
37
Supervising Staff
38
Exemption from provisions regarding employment
39
Power to make exempting rules
40
Employment of persons below eighteen years of age
41
[Omitted.]
42
[Omitted.]
43
Power to require medical examination
44
[Omitted.]
45
Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine
46
Employment of women
47
[Omitted.]
48
Registers of persons employed
LEAVEWITH WAGES
49
Application of Chapter
50
Leave defined
51
Calendar year defined
52
Annual leave with wages
53
Wages during leave period
54
Payment in advance in certain cases
55
Mode of recovery of unpaid wages
56
Power to exempt mines
REGULATIONS, RULES AND BYE-LAWS
57
Power of Central Government to make regulations
58
Power of Central Government to make rules
59
Prior publication of regulation and rules
60
Power to make regulations without previous publication
61
Bye-laws
61A
Laying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before Parliament
62
Posting up of abstracts from Act, regulations, etc
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
63
Obstruction
64
Falsification of records, etc
65
Use of false certificates of fitness
66
Omission to furnish plans, etc
67
Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour
68
Penalty for employment of persons below eighteen years of age
69
Failure to appoint manager
70
Notice of accidents
71
Owner, etc., to report to Chief Inspector in certain cases
72
Obligation of persons employed in a mine
72A
Special Provision for contravention of certain regulations
72B
Special provision for contravention of orders under section 22
72C
Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results
73
General provision for disobedience of orders
74
Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
75
Prosecution of owner, agent or manager
76
Determination of owner in certain cases
77
Exemption of owner, agent or manager from liability in certain cases
78
Power of court to make orders
79
Limitation of prosecutions
80
Cognizance of offences
80A
[Omitted.]
81
Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases
MISCELLANEOUS
82
Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act
83
Power to exempt from operation of Act, regulations, etc.
84
Power to alter or rescind orders
85
Application of Act to mines belonging to Government
85A
Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so
85B
Signing of returns, notices, etc
85C
No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences
86
Application of certain provisions of Act 63 of 1948 to mines
87
Protection of action taken in good faith
88
Repealed.