Following text is Hindi translation of THE MINES ACT, 1952 ACT NO.

35 of 1952 [15
MARCH, 1952] An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to regulation of labour
and safety in mines.

TH

1952
( 1952)

(THE MINES ACT 1952)

1

(Preliminary)
1. , ( Short title, extent and commencement) (1) 1952 ( 1952)
(2)
(3)
- (provisions) - -
31 1953
2. ( Definitions) (1)
(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

(h)

, [1983 ]
(, Adult) 18
(Agent) ,
, , ,
(management, control, supervision or direction) (owner)

(Chief Inspector)

(Committee) 12
(Day) 24
(District Magistrate)


(Employed)
,
-
(i) [ (handling)
(point of despatch) (transport)
];
1

(ii) (operations or services)

(plant) , ,
,
;
(iii) - ,
(-) ;
(iv) (premises) (dispatch)
(loading) ;
(v)
(vi) , ,
(conservancy) (residential
areas) (watch and ward) ;
(vii) ( (work preparatory or incidental to or connected with mining
operations.)
(i) (Inspector)
(District Magistrate)



(ii) [ 1984 ]
(j) (Mine) (excavation)
(operation)
(i)
,
, - ,
/ - ;
(ii)
(shafts ) -
;
(iii)
(all levels and inclined planes)
;
(iv)
( );
(v)
-
(refuse) (conveyors or aerial
ropeways);
(vi)
(adit), , , (works), ,
(adjacent)
(vii) (protective works);
(viii)

;
(ix)

, ,
;

(x)

(xi)

- (refuse)
, - ;
(adjacent) (belonging to the
mine) (coke) , (dressing)
(process ancillary to)

(jj) (Mineral) (digging) ,

(dredging)] (hydraulicing)],
( )
(jjj) [ 1984 ]
(k) (Office of the mine) (surface)

(kk) (Opencast working) (quarry)

(superjacent)
(l) (Owner)
(immediate proprietor or lessee or occupier) ,
(Liquidator) (Receiver)
, ,
(rent or fine) ,
,
- (sub-lessee)
,
(m) (Prescribed) , - ()
(n) (Qualified Medical Practitioner)
1956 2(h)

(o) , - : ,
-
(p) -
(sets) , (relay )
(period) (shift )
(pp) (Reportable injury) (serious bodily
injury) 72
-
(q) (Serious bodily injur y)
,
,
3

 , (phalanges)
( )
(r) (Week) 7 ;


(2) (working or
employed) ,
(a) (Belowground) (i)
()
,
(ii)
()
(superjacent ground) ,
(b) (Aboveground)
(a)
(specified)
3. (Act not to apply in certain cases) (1) () 7, 8, 9, 40, 45 46 (provisions)
(a) (prospecting)
;
(i)
( ) 20 ;
(ii)

6 15 ,
(iii)

(b) , , , ,,
(), (shingle), (moulding sand), (glass sand)
, (clay) (, ,
), , , (road metal),
(fullers earth), (marl), (chalk) ( )
(i)
,
(ii)
, (a)
6 ;
(b) 50 ,
(c) ()
(2) ( )


(desirable) , - ()(1) ()
- (1)
4

 ,

(3) - (1)(a) (1)(b) (2) (without prejudice)
- (1) - , ,
(authority )

4. (Reference to time of day) (Indian Standard Time ) 5.30

, : ,
(a) ;
(b) : ,
(c)

 2

(Inspectors and Certifying Surgeons)
5. (Chief Inspector and Inspectors)(1)
,

(2)
(mining right) ( interested)
(3) (power)

- 22
22A 61

(4) , 1973 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)
- (Public Servant)
6. (Functions of Inspectors)(1) (named)
(power)
( )
-
-
(2)

(restrict)
(3)
- (power)

7. (Powers of Inspectors of Mines)(1) (a) , -
, (examination)
(inquiry)
(b) - , -
, ()
(clause)
(unreasonable)
6

(c) (sta te and condition), ,

- , (welfare)
,
(statement)
-

(d)
-

(2) , (examination) (inquiry)
,
, ,
(possession)
(seizure) 1973 ,
94

8. , (Powers of special officer to enter, measure etc.) -

- 3 (surveying ) ,
,
,
(emergency) ,


9. (Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors) , , 8
, , , ,
(
reasonable)
9 A.
survey)-

( Facilities to be provided for occupational health

(1)

- (normal working hours)

(safety and occupati onal
health survey) ,
(examination) ,

-
(2) - (1)
, ,

7

(3)
,
(ordinary rate of wages)
- -
, , ,
- ( ) , , ,
(sickness allowance), , (basket), ()

(4) - (2) (unfit )
, ,

(5) - (4)
,

: , ,

() , ,
(Disability Allowance)

(a lump sum amount)
(Disability Compensation)
(6) - (5) (proviso) ,

10. (Secrecy of Information obtained)(1) () (extract s)
(Confidential) -
(in
the course of) ( acquire) - 8 9A
,
, ()

(disclosure)
, (welfare)

(2) - (1) ( ) (a) ;
(b) 12 24
(
);
(c) ,
(d) 1923
(e)
(f) (registered) (recognised)
8

(g) , ( authority)
(specify)
(3) - (1) ,
(contrary) ,

(4) (trial)

11. (Certifying Surgeon)(1) , (local limits)

(Certifying
Surgeon)
(2) - -

(3) ,

, , ,
(process) (p atent)
( interested)

(4) (a) [ ]
(b) (examination);
(c)
(medical supervision)
i.
(process) (nature)

ii. [ ]

(Committees)
12. (Committees)(1)
(a)
;
(b) ;
(c) (miners) (interests)

(d)

(e) (Mining Industry)

(c) (workers)
(d)
(coal mine owners)
(2) - (1) , (territory)(
)
-(1) ( )
-
(3)
(act or proceeding)
13. (Functions of the Committee)(1) 12(1) (a)
;
(b) -
;
(c) - (2) ,
- ()
(objections)

(2)

14. (Powers etc. Of the Committee)10

(1) 12 ,


(2) 12

1908
(a) (discovery) ;
(b) ;
(c) (documents) ;
(d)
15. (Recovery of expenses) 12 -
,
,
-
(movable property) (distress and sale)

11

 4

(Mining Operations and Management of Mines)
16. (Notice to be given of mining operations)(1) , (mining operation)
, (Controller)
, ()
()
(2) - (1)

17. (Managers)(1) , (sole)
,

(2) , ,
, ()
( forthwith)
(3) (emergency) ,
- -

18. , (Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and
managers)(1) (financial)
, ,
- (orders) (compliance)
(2) 58(d),(e) (p)


(3) 17(2) 17(3)

, ,
(liable for contravention)
(4) - (1),(2) (3) , , ,

, , -

12

(5) ,, -
-

-

(had used due diligence to secure compliance with)
(reasonable) (i)
(official);
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

;
;
-(2)

-
- (inquiry and investigation) ( prima-facie)

(6)

-(2)

13

 5

(Provisions as to Health and Safety)
19. (drinking water)(1) , , (wholesome) (effective)



(2)
, 6

(3) ,
- (1) (2)


20. (Conservancy)
(1)
-
/

(2) - (1)

(3)
,

( )

21. (Medical appliances)(1) - (cupboards)

(2) - -
(3) -
-
(4)
()

(5) 150 , - , ,
(prescribe)
14

22.

(Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly
provided against exists or when employment of persons is dangerous) (1) , (express
provision ) ,
, , ,
, (any matter, thing or practice) ,
,
, (notice)
, ,

, ,

(1A)
, - (1)
, (
) (order)

(reasonably necessary)
(2)


-
(premature collapse)

( flooding)
(sealing off and isolation)
, (1) , ,
(order) ( ) (extraction or reduction)
(3)
,
(opinion)
(urgent and immediate danger) ,
(order)
-
( reasonably)

(3A) - (1A) - (3)
, ,
, ,
,
(alternative)
(4)
- (1) (notice) - (1A),
- (2) - (3) (order) ,
10 , (appeal
15

 )

(5)
- (1) - (1A), (2), - (3) , - - (4)
( )
(forthwith)
(6)
, - (1)
- (1A) - (2) - (3) - (4)
( objects to)
20 (grounds)
-(objections) : -
2
(7) - (1) , - (1A), - (2) - (3)
- (4) - - (6)
-
, - (1)
(suspend)
(8) 1973, (Code of Criminal procedure
1973) 144
22A. (Power to prohibit employmet in certain
cases where management fails to comply with express provision made by or under the Act )(1) ,
(express provision) , -
(notice) -

(2) , - (1) ,
, ,

(order)

(reasonably)
(3) , - (2) ,
, ,

, ,
- (2) , (alternative)

(4) - (1) (notice) - (2) (order)

22 - (5),(6) (7) - (1)
- (1A)
16

23. (Notice to be given of accident)

(1) (a) ,
(b) (explosion), (ignition), (spontaneous heating : )
(fire) - (irruption)
(inrush) ,
(c) (influx of inflammable or noxious gases),
(d) ,
() ,
(e) (cage or other
means of conveyance) , ,
(f) - (premature collapse) ,
(g) (which may be prescribed),
, () (authority )
,
- -
,
14
(1A) (reportable injury)
,
( entries)
(2) - (1)
(authority) 2 ,

(3) - (1) (1A)
,

24 - ,
- (1) (1A)

(4) - (3) (entries) ,
, 20


(5)
, - 23(1)
-
- (disturb) , -



17

 72
, :
24. (Power of Government to appoint
court of inquiry in cases of accidents)(1) 23(1)
, -
(formal) - ,
(assessor)

(2) (witnesses)
, 1908

(3)

, (necessary or expedient)
(4)

(observation) ,

25. (Notice of certain diseases)(1)
(a disease connected with mining
operations) , ,
(authorities)

(2) (attends)
- (1)
,
(a) ;
(b) ;
(c)
(3) - (2)
- (1)
,
, - (land revenue) (arrear)

(4) - (2)

26. - (Power to direct investigation of causes of
diseases)(1) 25 (1)
,
18



(2) 24 - (2) (3)

27. (Publication of reports) 12 26
, 24
( )

19

(Hours and Limitation of Employment)
28. - (Weekly day of rest)- 6
29. () - (Compensatory days of rest)(1) 38 , 28

, 28
, 2

(2) - (1) -
30. (Hours of work above ground)(1) ( ) 48
9
-

(2) (adult) --
12 , 5

-- --
( ) 14

(3) ()

- -

31. (Hours of work below ground)-(1) 48 8



(2)
- (1)
20

(3) 48(4)

32. - ( ) (Night Shift)
- , -(a) 28 29 24
;
(b) (the following day) 24 ,

33. (Extra wages for overtime)-(1) ( surface ) 9
8 48 , , - (daily average earning)
--
--
(2) - (on piece rate b asis) ,
,

,

,
-- 9A

- (3)

(3) [ ]
(4) (compliance)

34. (Prohibition of employment of certain personss)- 12

35. (Limitation of daily hours of work including overtgime work)
39 (a) (e)
10
36. (Notices regarding hours of work)-(1)

, (relays) (relay)

21

(2) ,
- (1)
7
(3) - (1) (above ground)


(4) (relay)

,
7
7
(5) - (1)

37. (Supervising staff)- 28, 30, 31, 34 36 - (5)
()
(in confidential capacity)
38. (Exemption from provisions regarding employment)(1) ( emergency)
, , (act of God)
, ,

(urgent work) , 22 22A 28, 30, 31, 34
36 - (5)

, (machinery. Plant or equipment)
,

, (incidentally)
(2) , - (1) (action) ,

39. (Power to make exemption rules) 28, 30, 31, 34 36 - (5)
(a)
- ;
(b) (apprehended) -
;
(c)
- (preparatory work)
(complimentary) (serious interference)
;
(d) () -- ;
22

(e) -

40.
(Employment of persons below 18 years of age)
(1) 1983 18

(2) - (1)
(apprentices and
other trainees)
16
()

-- 43 1961
2(e)
41.

[ ]

42.

[ ]

43.

(Power to require medical examination)-(1) (opionion)

(adult) ,
16 , (fit) ,
( Certifying
Surgeon)

, 16
(fit)
(2) - (1)
(conclusive evidence)

44.

[ ]

45. 18 (
persons below 18 years of age in a mine)-

Prohibition of the presence of

40 - (2) ,
, 18 (above ground)
(operation) - (incidental)

46. (Employemnt of women)(1) , (a)
23

(b) 6 7 (between 6 A.M)

(2)
11 (interval)
(3) - (1) ,

,
10 5 (between 10 P. M. and 5 A.M.)

47. [ ]
48. (Register of persons employed) -(1)

(a)

, ( ), (particulars)

(b)

(sex)

(c)

( ,
)

(d)

[ ]

(e)

(entries)
(authenticate)

(2)
- (1)

(3)
- (1)
,

(4)
,
, -

(a)

(b)

(c)

-24

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(in relays) (relay)

(5)
- (4)

(6)

25

( )
(Leave with wages)
49. (Application of Chapter)-
(award), (agreement)
(contract of service)
, ()
,

- , - 50
56 (regulate)
50, (Leave defined)-
-
51. (Calendar year defined)- 12
52. - (Annual leave with wages)-(1)
,
(leave with wages) ,
(a)
15
20
(2)

- (1) -(a)

190
,

(b)

, 240

(Explanation)-- -

(a)

- (Lay off)

(b)

, 12 (maternity leave),

(c)

( )
26

 - 16 ()
1983 - 15
(3)
,
- (1) - -(a)
,
,
(b)
, -
(4)
- - (1) - (3)
- (succeeding) - (1)

30 ()
, , (6) ,
(5)
15 - (1),(3) (4)

3
(6)
- (5) :

(7)

, - (5)
(8)
,
,
, , 53
,

- (pay
day)
(9)
(unavailed leave)

(10)
(is discharged or
dismissed), , (superannuate)

, (h eir) (Nominee) -
(1) -(a)

,

,
,

27

(b)

,
,

53 ,
,
- (working day)
-
2
-- - (1),(3) (10)

53. (Wages during leave period) - 52
(immediately preceding month) (daily
average of his total full time earnings)
-
( )
,

54. (Payment of advance in certain cases)- - 4 -

55. (Mode of recovery of unpaid wages)- , ,
, 1936 (Payment of Wages Act.1936)

56. (Power to exemptmine)

,

28

 8
, -
(Regulations, Rules and Bye-laws)
57.
(Power of Central Government to make regulations)

(consistent)
(a)

(b)

(regulation)

(c)

, ( )
,

(d)

(efficiently)

(e)

(renewal)

(f)

( )

(g)

(h)

(inquiry)
(misconduct) (incompetence)
, ()

(witnesses)
1908

(I)

1884
(Storag e), (conveyance) (use)

29

(J)

,
, , ,
(restricting) (regulating)
(weight)

(K)

,
, - (outlets) , , , - (fencing of shafts, outlets, path-ways
and subsidences)

(l)

(specified)
(answerable)

(m)

-
(siting), (maintenance) (extraction
or reduction) ,

(n)

- ,
(natural or artificial) ,
(restriction),
(irruption) (inrush)

(o)

(dust), ,
(spontaneous heating : ),
-

(p)

, , , ,
1910
, , ,

(q)

;

- (restriction)

(r)

,

(regulation), , ,
- (search)

(s)

() (ignitions)

, (restriction)
(regulation) (premature collapse)

(aggravation)
30

(t)

23 - (1) (g) ,
(dangerous occurrences) ;
, ,
, (returns)
; ,
,
(particulars)

(u)

, (fixed)
; ,
, -
; ,
() ,
,
()

(v)

(accidental explosion)

(w)

, 16

(x)

- ,
1890 , (local authority)
(work) 45 ,
,

(y)

1890

(yy)

,
(protective
works) , ,

( )

(z)

, , , -,
, , (subsidence
), , - - (path way)
- (protection)

(zz)

(prescrbie)

58. (Power of Central Government to make rules)-

(consistent) -31

(a) - (time of office)

, (regulate)
(b) 23 - (3)
(c) 24 ( ) ;
; - ,
, ,
,

(cc) ( )
(frequency),

(d) 12 ,
6
(creche) ;
, -
(nature and extent)
(e) - (pitched bath) (locker
rooms), -
, ,
:
-
(standard)
(f) (sanitation) ,
(scale)
(ff) - -
- , - -
(equipment), (hospital or dispensary)

(fff)
(practical instructions) ()
(g) ,

(h) 36

(i) 37 (supervision)
/ (employed in confidential capacity)
(j)
-
- ,
-
(k) [ ]

32

(kk)
;

(l) 48 , 7

(m) (abstracts ),
- (bay law) 61 62

(n) , (return s)
, , ,
(authorities) -

(o) : 50 ,
- -
(p) 250

: ,


(q) : 500
,
( ) , ,

(r)
(Rescue Station)
,

(s)
(sa) - (rescue brigade)
(standards)

(sb) -
(t) , , , ()
(u) (r) (despatched) (coke)
(duty of excise) ( 25 ) ;
- , (Parliament)
(Consolidated Fund of India)
- (administration)
(v) , , (composition) , : ()
(conduct)
33

(vv)
(Safety Committee) ,
,
(w) :

59. (Prior publication of regulations and rules)(1) 57 58

(2) 1897 ( 1897 ) 23 - (3)
(draft)
3
(3) [ ]
(4) 12 - (1)
,

(5) ( )

(6) - (1), (2) (4) 58 (d) (e)

(7) [ ]
60.
publication)-

(Power to make regulations

without previous

(for speedy r
emedy)
, 57 ,
59 - (1), (2) (4) (
), 12 (1)
,

61. - (Bye- laws)(1) , ,

- (Bye- laws) ) (draft)
, , (inconsisten t
) ,
,
(2) , 34

(a)
2 ,
(b)
- ,
(i)
- () ,

(ii)
,
, - ,
(Consideration)
(3)
, - (2)
- 2

, - (1) - (terms of the bye laws) - , - 12 (1)

(4)

(a) - , , ,
12 (1) ,
-
(b)

(c)
-
-
, -
( ) -
(objection)
(d)

(i)

(ii)

- ,

(e)
,
, ,
-

(5)
-
, -
, (conspicuous)
, (deface) ,

(obliterated) , ( )

35

(6)
-
, -
61A. , - (Laying of regulations, rules and by
laws before Parliament)-

e-

57 , 58 61
- ,
(session ) , 30 (
) , -
- , , , -

, (annulment ) , -

62. , (Posting of Abstracts from Act, Regulations etc.)

36

 9

(Penalties and Procedure)
63. (Obstruction)(1)

8
, ,
, ,
, 3
500

(2)

,

, 300

64. (Falsification of records etc.)

(a)

- (office copy)
(counterfeits) ;
;

(b)

, ,

;

(c)

, (falsification)
, , , (authority)
;

(d)

, (returns), , , (delivers)
,

3 , 1000
65. (Use of false certificate of fitness)
43 ,
- , , ,
,
200
66. (Omission to furnish plans etc.)37

 (reasonable) , ,
, ,
, ,

(omission) , 1000
67. (Contraventention of provisions regarding employment
of labour) , 38 , , -
- -
(restricts) (regulate) - 3
1000
68. (Penalty for employment for persons below 1 8
years of age) 40
, , 500
69. (Failure to appointment manager) 17 , 3
2500
70. (Notice of accidents) (1)

23 - (1)
-
, 3 500

(2)

23 - (3)

3 500

71. (Ow ner etc. to report to Chief Inspector in

certain cases) , ( ) -
,
21
72. (Obligation of persons employed in a mine) :(a)

, ()
, -
-

38

(b)

- (reasonable )

(c)

(appliance) -

72A. (Special provision for contravention of certain

regulations) 57 (d), (i), (m), ( n), (o), (p), (r), (s) (u)
- , 6
2000 * -
, (employee)
72C
72B. 22 (Special provision for contravention of
order under section 22) 22 - (1A), - (2) - (3) 22A (2) , 2
5000
, ( )
2000
72C
dangerous results)(1)

(Special provision of contravention of law with

, - ( 22
- (1), (2) (3) 22A - (2) )
(a)

, 2 5000
,

(b)

,
3000 ;

(c)

, -
, 3 1000

, (

) (a) 3000

(2)

, - (1)
39

(3)

(pass) (revision)

, ()

, ,

73. (General provision for disobedience of orders) , -

,
1000
74. (Enhanced penalty after previous conviction) 72B 73C
, 2 :
( )

75. , (Prosecution of owner, agent or manager)
,
(prosecution)
(at the instance of)
,
, ()
(diligence)
, , (technical direction)
(approval) ,

76. (Determination of owner in certain cases) , (Par
terners)
, ,
(Directors)
, (local authority) , :
- (affair) ,
, ,
, , (a)

(b)

, , ,
40

(c)

, ,

,
(shares) (holder) ,
(nominate) , : ,
-
-
-
:
,
- , (different establishments or
branches) , -
(nominate) , - ,
- ,
77., (Exemption of owner, agent or manager from
liability in certain cases) , (accused) ,
,
(known address) (prosecutor) -- 3

, ,

(a)

(due diligence) ;

(b)

, (consent) (connivance)
,
- - (shall be convicted),
, , , -
(shall be acquitted), -

(a)

,
(prosecutor)
- ( - cross -examination)
;

(b)

,
(Due Deligence) ,
- (from time to time) , (adjournments)
3 ,

, ,

78. (Power of court to make orders)41

(1)

, ,
(
- ) , ,
(specified)

(2)

- (1) , ,

( ) ,
- ( ) ,
, ,
6 100

79. (Limitation of prosecutions)

(shall not take
congnizance of), , (i)

(ii)

6 ,

(ii a)

- (public servant)

(authority) , 3
,

(iii)

24 ,
- (4)

:- (a)

(the p eriod of limitation)

;

(b)

80. (Congnizance of offences) (inferior)

, ,
, (trial)
80A. [ ]
81. (Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution
in certain cases) (1)

(prosecution)

42

 , (Criminal Proceedings)

(2)

- (1)

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(Miscellaneous)
82.
under this Act)-

(Decision of question whether a mine is

, (excavation) (working)
(permises) ,
(ancillary process) , ,
, ()
(conclusive)
83. (Power to exempt from operation of Act.) (1)

, ,
-
( )
, 40 45

(2)

-
-
,
-
, ,
,

84. (Power to alter or rescind orders) (1)

(2)

, -

(3)

,
, (representation)
(reasonable)

85. (Application of Act to mines belonging to Government)

85A. (Persons required to give notice etc.
shall be legally bound to do so) ,
( ) 1860 176

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85B. (Signing of returns, notices etc.) , , -

,
(Power of Attorney)

85C. (No fee or charge to be
realized for facilities and conveniences) (facility)
(equipment or appliance)

86. 1948 63 (Application of certain provisions of Act, 63 of

1948 to mines) , 1948 (Factories Act, 1948)
3 4 - -
(Precincts)
87. (Protection of action taken in good faith) (in good faith) ()
, (prosecution)

88. 1923 4 (Repeal of Act 4 of 1923) 1923 4 Repealing and Amending Act, 1959 2 1

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