LawgistThe Mines Act
72Obligation of persons employed in a mine
No person employed in a mine shall--
(a) wilfully interfere with or misuse any appliance, convenience or other thing provided in a mine for the purpose of securing the health, safety or welfare of the persons employed therein;
(b) wilfully and without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others;
(c) wilfully neglect to make use of any appliance or other thing provided in the mine for the purpose of securing the health or safety of the persons employed therein.
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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
