MINES ACT, 1952

DEFINIITION

AGENT- In relation to a mine means every person appointed as such or not who acting or

purporting to act on behalf of the owner, takes part in management, control, supervision

or directio of mine

EMPLOYED- Who works as the manager or who works under appointment - in any mining

operation

Section 3- Act not to apply in certain cases

The provisions of this Act except those in Sections 7,8,9,45 and 46 are not to apply to

(a) any mine in which excavation is being made for prospecting purpose only, not for

obtaining minerals for use or sale provided not more than twenty persons are employed,

and depth of excavation from highest to lowest point nowhere exceeds six metres, and no

part of excavation extends below superjacent ground

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 provided for occupational health survey

Section 10- Secrecy of information obtained

Section 11- Certifying Surgeon

COMMITTEES Section 12- Central Government is to constitute Committee for the purpose of the Act,

consisting of

(a) A person, not being Chief Inspector, to act as Chairman (b) Chief Inspector of Mines

(c) Two persons to represent the interest of miners appointed by Central Government

(d) Two persons to represent the interest of miners appointed by Central Government

(e) Two qualified mining engineers not directly employed in mining industry

provided one person in (c) and (d) represents the interest of workers in coal mines

Section 13- Functions of the Committee

Section 14- Powers etc. of the Committee

Section 15- Recovery of expenses

MINING OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MINES Section 16(1)- Notice to be given of mining operations

The owner, agent or manager of mine, before commencement of mining operation is to give

notice to Chief Inspector, Controller Indian Bureau of Mines and District Magistrate in writing in

form prescribed and particulars

(2) To reach them one month before commencement of mining operation

Section 17(1)- Manager

Every mine to be under a sole manager having prescribed qualifications appointed by owner or

agent provided owner or agent, if qualified, may himself be the manager

(2) Subject to instructions given by owner or agent, manager is to be responsible for over all

management, control, supervision and direction of the mine- and all such instructions are to be

confirmed in writing forthwith

3) Except in emergency, owner, agent or anyone on his behalf is not to give, otherwise than

through manager, instructions affecting the fulfilment of his statutory duties to a person,

employed in a mine, who is responsible to manager

Section 18(1)- Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers

Owner and agent to be responsible for making financial and other provisions and for taking steps

necessary for compliance with provisions of this Act and regulations, rules, bye-laws and orders

made thereunder

(2) The responsibility in respect to matters provided for in rules under (d), (e) and (p) of Section 58

are to be exclusively carry out by owner and agent and person (other than the manager)

appointed for securing compliance with these provisions

(3) If carrying out of instructions under Section 17 given otherwise than manager results in

contravention of the provisions of this Act, person giving instructions will be responsible for

contravention

(4) Owner, agent and manager are

Section 19- Drinking water

Section 20- Conservancy

Section 21- Medical appliances

Section 22(1)- Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against

exists or when the employment of a person is dangerous

Inspector may give notice in writing to require it to be remedied

(1A) If no compliance he may by order prohibit the employment

(2) he may by order prohibit the extraction or reduction of pillars or blocks

Section 23- Notice to be given of accidents

Section 24- Power of Government to appoint Court of Inquiry in 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 Section28- Weekly day of rest

Section 29- Compensatory days of rest

Section 30- Hours of work above ground

forty eight hours a week, nine hours a day, no spreadover more than twelve hours, no five hours

continuous work, maximum spreadover fourteen hours, two shifts not to do work of same kind at

the same time

Section 31- Hours of work below ground

Section 32- Night shifts

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 exepting rules

Section 40- Employment of persons below eighteen years of age

Section 43- Power to require medical examination

Section 45- Prohibition of the presence of persons bellow eighteen years of age in a mine

Section 46- Employment of women

Section 48- Registers of persons employed

LEAVE WITH 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

INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONSCOMMITTEESMINING OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MINESHOURS AND LIMITATION OF EMPLOYMENTLEAVE WITH WAGES