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Mines Act
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines.
| Act Id | 195235 |
| Act Number | 35 |
| Enactment Date | 1952-03-15 |
| Act Year | 1952 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Enforcement Date | 01-07-1952 |
- PRELIMINARY
- INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONS
- COMMITTEES
- MINING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MINES
- 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
- 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.
