| 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 |
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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’ |
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Committees |
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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 |
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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 |
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Power
of Central Government to make rules |
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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 |
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Falsification
of records |
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Use
of false certificates of fitness |
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Omission
to furnish plans etc |
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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 |
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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 |
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Exemption
of owner, agent or manager in certain cases |
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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 |
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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 |
