SECTION | Mines Act, 1952 |
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| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
2. | Definitions |
3. | Act not apply in certain cases |
4. | Reference to time of day |
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| CHAPTER II: INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONS |
5. | Chief Inspector and Inspector |
6. | Functions of inspectors |
7. | Powers of Inspectors of Mines |
8. | Powers of special officers to enter, measure, etc |
9. | Facilities to be afforded to inspectors |
9-A. | Facilities to be provided for occupational health survey |
10. | Secrecy information obtained |
11. | Certifying Surgeons |
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| CHAPTER III: ‘COMMITTEES’ |
12. | Committees |
13. | Functions of the committee |
14. | Powers, etc. of the Committees |
15. | Recovery of expenses |
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| CHAPTER IV: 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 |
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| CHAPTER V: PROVISION AS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY |
19. | Drinking water |
20. | Conservancy |
21. | Medical appliance |
22. | Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment of persons is dangerous |
22-A. | Power to prohibit employment in certain cases |
23. | Notice to be given of accidents |
24. | Power of Government to appoint court of enquiry in cases of accidents |
25. | Notice of certain diseases |
26. | Power to direct investigation of causes of diseases |
27. | Publication of reports |
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| CHAPTER VI: 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 grounds |
32. | Night shifts |
33. | Extra wages for overtime |
34. | Prohibition of employment of certain persons |
35. | Limitation of daily hours of work including over-time 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. | Certificate of fitness |
42. | Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescents |
43. | Power to require medical examination |
44. | Working hours for adolescent not certified to be fit for work as adults |
45. | Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine |
46. | Employment of women |
47. | Disputes as to age |
48. | Register of persons employed |
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| CHAPTER VII: LEAVE WITH WAGES |
49. | Application of Chapter |
50. | Leave defined |
51. | Calendar year defined |
52. | Annual leave 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 |
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| CHAPTER VIII: 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 regulations and rules |
60. | Power to make regulations without previous Publications |
61. | Bye-laws |
61-A. | Laying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before parliament |
62. | Posting of abstracts from Act, regulations etc |
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| CHAPTER IX: PENALTIES AND KPROCEDURE |
63. | Obstruction |
64. | Falsification of records |
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. | Obligations of persons employed in a mine |
72-A. | Special provision for contravention of certain regulations |
72-B. | Special provision of contravention of order under section 22 |
72-C. | Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results |
73. | General provision of disobedience of others |
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 in certain cases |
78. | Power of court to make orders |
79. | Limitation of prosecutions |
80. | Cognizance of offences |
80-A. | Special provision regarding fine |
81. | Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases |
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| CHAPTER X: MISCELLANEOUS |
82. | Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act |
83. | Power to exempt from operation of Act |
84. | Power to alter on rescind any orders |
85. | Application of Act to mines belonging to Government |
85-A. | Persons required to give notice etc. legally bound to do so |
85-B. | Signing of returns, notices etc |
85-C. | No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences |
86. | Application of certain provision of Act 63 of 1948 to mines |
87. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
88. | Repeal of Act 4 of 1923 Rep by the Repealing and Amending Act. 1959 (36 of 1957) S.2 and Sch.1 |