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THE MINES ACT, 1952 · PRELIMINARY

Section 4 — References to time of day

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.