THE MINES ACT, 1952

ACT NO. 35 OF 1952 · Enacted [15th March, 1952.] · 98 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

Section 3.Act not to apply in certain cases.

Section 4.References to time of day.

INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONS

Section 5.Chief Inspector and Inspectors.

Section 6.Functions of Inspectors.

Section 7.Powers of Inspectors of Mines.

Section 8.Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc.

Section 9.Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors.

Section 9A.Facilities to be provided for occupational health survey.

Section 10.Secrecy of information obtained.

Section 11.Certifying surgeons.

COMMITTEES

Section 12.Committees.

Section 13.Functions of the Committee.

Section 14.Powers, etc., of the Committees.

Section 15.Recovery of expenses.

MINING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MINES

Section 16.Notice to be given of mining operations.

Section 17.Managers.

Section 18.Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers.

PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

Section 19.Drinking water.

Section 20.Conservancy.

Section 21.Medical appliances.

Section 22.Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or when employment of persons is dangerous.

Section 22A.Power to prohibit employment in certain cases.

Section 23.Notice to be given of accidents.

Section 24.Power of Government to appoint Court of inquiry in cases of accidents.

Section 25.Notice of certain diseases.

Section 26.Power to direct investigation of causes of disease.

Section 27.Publication of reports.

HOURS AND LIMITATION OF EMPLOYMENT

Section 28.Weekly day of rest.

Section 29.Compensatory days of rest.

Section 30.Hours of work above ground.

Section 31.Hours of work below ground.

Section 32.Night shift.

Section 33.Extra wages for overtime.

Section 34.Prohibition of employment of certain persons.

Section 35.Limitation of daily hours of work including overtime work.

Section 36.Notices regarding hours of work.

Section 37.Supervising Staff.

Section 38.Exemption from provisions regarding employment.

Section 39.Power to make exempting rules.

Section 40.Employment of persons below eighteen years of age.

Section 41.[Omitted.].

Section 42.[Omitted.].

Section 43.Power to require medical examination.

Section 44.[Omitted.].

Section 45.Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine.

Section 46.Employment of women.

Section 47.[Omitted.].

Section 48.Registers of persons employed.

LEAVEWITH WAGES

Section 49.Application of Chapter.

Section 50.Leave defined.

Section 51.Calendar year defined.

Section 52.Annual leave with wages.

Section 53.Wages during leave period.

Section 54.Payment in advance in certain cases.

Section 55.Mode of recovery of unpaid wages.

Section 56.Power to exempt mines.

REGULATIONS, RULES AND BYE-LAWS

Section 57.Power of Central Government to make regulations.

Section 58.Power of Central Government to make rules.

Section 59.Prior publication of regulation and rules.

Section 60.Power to make regulations without previous publication.

Section 61.Bye-laws.

Section 61A.Laying of regulations, rules and bye-laws before Parliament.

Section 62.Posting up of abstracts from Act, regulations, etc.

PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 63.Obstruction.

Section 64.Falsification of records, etc.

Section 65.Use of false certificates of fitness.

Section 66.Omission to furnish plans, etc.

Section 67.Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour.

Section 68.Penalty for employment of persons below eighteen years of age.

Section 69.Failure to appoint manager.

Section 70.Notice of accidents.

Section 71.Owner, etc., to report to Chief Inspector in certain cases.

Section 72.Obligation of persons employed in a mine.

Section 72A.Special Provision for contravention of certain regulations.

Section 72B.Special provision for contravention of orders under section 22.

Section 72C.Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results.

Section 73.General provision for disobedience of orders.

Section 74.Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.

Section 75.Prosecution of owner, agent or manager.

Section 76.Determination of owner in certain cases.

Section 77.Exemption of owner, agent or manager from liability in certain cases.

Section 78.Power of court to make orders.

Section 79.Limitation of prosecutions.

Section 80.Cognizance of offences.

Section 80A.[Omitted.].

Section 81.Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 82.Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act.

Section 83.Power to exempt from operation of Act, regulations, etc.,.

Section 84.Power to alter or rescind orders.

Section 85.Application of Act to mines belonging to Government.

Section 85A.Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so.

Section 85B.Signing of returns, notices, etc.

Section 85C.No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences.

Section 86.Application of certain provisions of Act 63 of 1948 to mines.

Section 87.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 88.[Repealed.].