| 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 |
