Act Number: 35

Act Name: The Mines Act, 1952

Year: 1952

Enactment Date: 1952-03-15

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

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 72: Obligation of persons employed in a mine.
    No person employed in a mine shall--
         (a) wilfully interfere with or misuse any appliance, convenience or other thing provided in a mine for the purpose of securing the health, safety or welfare of the persons employed therein;
         (b) wilfully and without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others;
         (c) wilfully neglect to make use of any appliance or other thing provided in the mine for the purpose of securing the health or safety of the persons employed therein.
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