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MINES ACT

1952

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Preliminary
Section 1 .  Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 .  Definitions
Section 3 .  Act not to apply in certain cases
Section 4 .  References to time of day
Inspectors and Certifying Surgeons
Section 5 .  Chief Inspector and Inspectors
Section 6 .  Functions of Inspectors
Section 7 .  Powers of Inspectors of Mines
Section 8 .  Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc
Section 9 .  Facilities to be afforded to inspectors
Section 9-A .  Facilities to be provided for occupational health survey
Section 10 .  Secrecy of information obtained
Section 11 .  Certifying surgeons
Committees
Section 12 .  Committees
Section 13 .  Functions of the Committee
Section 14 .  Powers, etc., of the Committees
Section 15 .  Recovery of expenses
Mining operations and management of mine
Section 16 .  Notice to be given of mining operations
Section 17 .  Managers
Section 18 .  Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers
Provisions as to Health and Safety
Section 19 .  Drinking water
Section 20 .  Conservancy
Section 21 .  Medical appliances
Section 22 .  Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment is dangerous
Section 22-A .  Power to prohibit employment in certain cases
Section 23 .  Notice to be given of accidents
Section 24 .  Power of Government to appoint court of inquiry in cases of accidents
Section 25 .  Notice of certain diseases
Section 26 .  Power to direct investigation of causes of disease
Section 27 .  Publication of reports
Hours and Limitation of Employment
Section 28 .  Weekly day of rest
Section 29 .  Compensatory days of rest
Section 30 .  Hours of work above ground
Section 31 .  Hours of work below ground
Section 32 .  Night shift
Section 33 .  Extra wages for overtime
Section 34 .  Prohibition of employment of certain persons
Section 35 .  Limitation of daily hours of work including overtime work
Section 36 .  Notices regarding hours of work
Section 37 .  Supervising staff
Section 38 .  Exemption from provisions regarding employment
Section 39 .  Power to make exempting rules
Section 40 .  Employment of persons below eighteen years of age
Section 41 .  Certificate of fitness
Section 42 .  Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescents
Section 43 .  Power to require medical examination
Section 44 .  Working hours for adolescents not certified to be fit for work as adults
Section 45 .  Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine
Section 46 .  Employment of women
Section 47 .  Disputes as to age
Section 48 .  Registers of persons employed
Leave with Wages
Section 49 .  Application of Chapter
Section 50 .  Leave defined
Section 51 .  Calendar year defined
Section 52 .  Annual leave with wages
Section 53 .  Wages during leave period
Section 54 .  Payment in advance in certain cases
Section 55 .  Mode of recovery of unpaid wages
Section 56 .  Power to exempt mines
Regulations, Rules and Bye-Laws
Section 57 .  Power of Central Government to make regulations
Section 58 .  Power of Central Government to make rules
Section 59 .  Prior publication of regulations and rules
Section 60 .  Power to make regulations without previous publication
Section 61 .  Bye-laws
Section 61-A .  Laying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before Parliament
Section 62 .  Posting up of abstracts from Act, regulations, etc
Penalties and procedure
Section 63 .  Obstruction
Section 64 .  Falsification of records, etc
Section 65 .  Use of false certificates of fitness
Section 66 .  Omission to furnish plans, etc.
Section 67 .  Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour
Section 68 .  Penalty for employment of persons below eighteen years of age
Section 69 .  Failure to appoint manager
Section 70 .  Notice of accidents
Section 71 .  Owner, etc., to report to Chief Inspector in certain cases
Section 72 .  Obligation of persons employed in a mine
Section 72-A .  Special provision for contravention of certain regulations
Section 72-B .  Special provision for contravention of orders under Section 22
Section 72-C .  Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results
Section 73 .  General provision for disobedience of orders
Section 74 .  Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
Section 75 .  Prosecution of owner, agent or manager
Section 76 .  Determination of owner in certain cases
Section 77 .  Exemption of owner, agent or manager from liability in certain cases
Section 78 .  Power of court to make orders
Section 79 .  Limitation of prosecutions
Section 80 .  Cognizance of offences
Section 80-A .  Special provision regarding fine
Section 81 .  Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases
Miscellaneous
Section 82 .  Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act
Section 83 .  Power to exempt from operation of Act, regulations, etc
Section 84 .  Power to alter or rescind orders
Section 85 .  Application of Act to mines belonging to Government
Section 85-A .  Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so
Section 85-B .  Signing of returns, notices, etc
Section 85-C .  No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences
Section 86 .  Application of certain provisions of Act 63 of 1948 to mines
Section 87 .  Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 88 .  Repeal of Act 4 of 1923