Section 4
References to time of day.
About this Act
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines.
In this Act, references to time of day are references to Indian
standard time, being five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich mean time:
Provided that, for any area in which Indian standard time is not ordinarily observed, the Central Government may make rules--
(a) specifying the area;
(b) defining the local mean time ordinarily observed therein; and
(c) permitting such time to be observed in all or any of the mines situated in the area.
Provided that, for any area in which Indian standard time is not ordinarily observed, the Central Government may make rules--
(a) specifying the area;
(b) defining the local mean time ordinarily observed therein; and
(c) permitting such time to be observed in all or any of the mines situated in the area.