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The Mines Act

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines.
1952
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Act not to apply in certain cases
  5. 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.