Act 35 of 1952

The Mines Act, 1952

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines.

  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Enacted 1952-03-15
  • 98 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Act not to apply in certain cases. Read
4 References to time of day. Read
5 Chief Inspector and Inspectors. Read
6 Functions of Inspectors. Read
7 Powers of Inspectors of Mines. Read
8 Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc. Read
9 Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors. Read
9A Facilities to be provided for occupational health survey. Read
10 Secrecy of information obtained. Read
11 Certifying surgeons. Read
12 Committees. Read
13 Functions of the Committee. Read
14 Powers, etc., of the Committees. Read
15 Recovery of expenses. Read
16 Notice to be given of mining operations. Read
17 Managers. Read
18 Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers. Read
19 Drinking water. Read
20 Conservancy. Read
21 Medical appliances. Read
22 Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment of persons is dangerous. Read
22A Power to prohibit employment in certain cases. Read
23 Notice to be given of accidents. Read
24 Power of Government to appoint Court of inquiry in cases of accidents. Read
25 Notice of certain diseases. Read
26 Power to direct investigation of causes of disease. Read
27 Publication of reports. Read
28 Weekly day of rest. Read
29 Compensatory days of rest. Read
30 Hours of work above ground. Read
31 Hours of work below ground. Read
32 Night shift. Read
33 Extra wages for overtime. Read
34 Prohibition of employment of certain persons. Read
35 Limitation of daily hours of work including overtime work. Read
36 Notices regarding hours of work. Read
37 Supervising Staff. Read
38 Exemption from provisions regarding employment. Read
39 Power to make exempting rules. Read
40 Employment of persons below eighteen years of age. Read
41 [Omitted.]. Read
42 [Omitted.]. Read
43 Power to require medical examination. Read
44 [Omitted.]. Read
45 Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine. Read
46 Employment of women. Read
47 [Omitted.]. Read
48 Registers of persons employed. Read
49 Application of Chapter. Read
50 Leave defined. Read
51 Calendar year defined. Read
52 Annual leave with wages. Read
53 Wages during leave period. Read
54 Payment in advance in certain cases. Read
55 Mode of recovery of unpaid wages. Read
56 Power to exempt mines. Read
57 Power of Central Government to make regulations. Read
58 Power of Central Government to make rules. Read
59 Prior publication of regulation and rules. Read
60 Power to make regulations without previous publication. Read
61 Bye-laws. Read
61A Laying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before Parliament. Read
62 Posting up of abstracts from Act, regulations, etc. Read
63 Obstruction. Read
64 Falsification of records, etc. Read
65 Use of false certificates of fitness. Read
66 Omission to furnish plans, etc. Read
67 Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour. Read
68 Penalty for employment of persons below eighteen years of age. Read
69 Failure to appoint manager. Read
70 Notice of accidents. Read
71 Owner, etc., to report to Chief Inspector in certain cases. Read
72 Obligation of persons employed in a mine. Read
72A Special Provision for contravention of certain regulations. Read
72B Special provision for contravention of orders under section 22. Read
72C Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results. Read
73 General provision for disobedience of orders. Read
74 Enhanced penalty after previous conviction. Read
75 Prosecution of owner, agent or manager. Read
76 Determination of owner in certain cases. Read
77 Exemption of owner, agent or manager from liability in certain cases. Read
78 Power of court to make orders. Read
79 Limitation of prosecutions. Read
80 Cognizance of offences. Read
80A [Omitted.]. Read
81 Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases. Read
82 Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act. Read
83 Power to exempt from operation of Act, regulations, etc., Read
84 Power to alter or rescind orders.Read
85 Application of Act to mines belonging to Government.Read
85A Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so.Read
85B Signing of returns, notices, etc.Read
85C No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences.Read
86 Application of certain provisions of Act 63 of 1948 to mines.Read
87 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
88 Repealed..Read
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