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35/1952 - The Mines Act, 1952 ▶

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 Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Definitions.
3	Act not to apply in certain cases.
4	References to time of day.
5	Chief Inspector and Inspectors.
6	Functions of Inspectors.
7	Powers of Inspectors of Mines.
8	Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc.
9	Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors.
9A	Facilities to be provided for occupational health survey.
10	Secrecy of information obtained.
11	Certifying surgeons.
12	Committees.
13	Functions of the Committee.
14	Powers, etc., of the Committees.
15	Recovery of expenses.
16	Notice to be given of mining operations.
17	Managers.
18	Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers.
19	Drinking water.
20	Conservancy.
21	Medical appliances.
22	Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment of persons is dangerous.
22A	Power to prohibit employment in certain cases.
23	Notice to be given of accidents.
24	Power of Government to appoint Court of inquiry in cases of accidents.
25	Notice of certain diseases.
26	Power to direct investigation of causes of disease.
27	Publication of reports.
28	Weekly day of rest.
29	Compensatory days of rest.
30	Hours of work above ground.
31	Hours of work below ground.
32	Night shift.
33	Extra wages for overtime.
34	Prohibition of employment of certain persons.
35	Limitation of daily hours of work including overtime 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	[Omitted.].
42	[Omitted.].
43	Power to require medical examination.
44	[Omitted.].
45	Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine.
46	Employment of women.
47	[Omitted.].
48	Registers of persons employed.
49	Application of Chapter.
50	Leave defined.
51	Calendar year defined.
52	Annual leave with 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.
57	Power of Central Government to make regulations.
58	Power of Central Government to make rules.
59	Prior publication of regulation and rules.
60	Power to make regulations without previous publication.
61	Bye-laws.
61A	Laying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before Parliament.
62	Posting up of abstracts from Act, regulations, etc.
63	Obstruction.
64	Falsification of records, etc.
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	Obligation of persons employed in a mine.
72A	Special Provision for contravention of certain regulations.
72B	Special provision for contravention of orders under section 22.
72C	Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results.
73	General provision for disobedience of orders.
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 from liability in certain cases.
78	Power of court to make orders.
79	Limitation of prosecutions.
80	Cognizance of offences.
80A	[Omitted.].
81	Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases.
82	Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act.
83	Power to exempt from operation of Act, regulations, etc.,
84	Power to alter or rescind orders.
85	Application of Act to mines belonging to Government.
85A	Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so.
85B	Signing of returns, notices, etc.
85C	No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences.
86	Application of certain provisions of Act 63 of 1948 to mines.
87	Protection of action taken in good faith.
88	Repealed..