Vidhi Codex

THE MINES ACT, 1952

The Mines Act 1952

Labour195291 sections

The Mines Act 1952 regulates the health, safety, and general welfare of labor in Indian mines. It applies to mine owners, managers, contractors, and all employees working either above or below ground across the country. The law enforces crucial safeguards, including maximum daily working hours, weekly rest days, overtime compensation, paid annual leaves, and basic sanitation, while strictly prohibiting the employment of anyone under eighteen years old. This legislation matters because it minimizes the severe physical risks associated with mining, protects vulnerable laborers from exploitation, and establishes clear legal accountability for operators to prevent fatal industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

Start reading →Read full ActSections
  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions : - (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :
  4. 3. Act not apply in certain cases
  5. 5. INSPECTORS AND CERTIFYING SURGEONS
  6. 6. Functions of inspectors
  7. 7. Powers of Inspectors of Mines
  8. 8. Powers of special officers to enter, measure, etc.
  9. 9. Facilities to be afforded to inspectors
  10. 10. Secrecy information obtained :--
  11. 11. Certifying Surgeons :--
  12. 12. Committees :-
  13. 13. Functions of the committee
  14. 14. Committee.
  15. 15. Recovery of expenses
  16. 16. Notice to be given of mining operations
  17. 17. (1) Managers- Save as may be otherwise prescribed, every mine shall be under a sole
  18. 18. Duties and responsibilities of owners, agents and managers :-
  19. 19. Drinking water ---
  20. 20. Conservancy
  21. 21. Medical appliance :
  22. 22. Powers of Inspectors when causes of danger not expressly provided against exist or
  23. 23. Notice to be given of accidents :-
  24. 24. Power of Government to appoint court of enquiry in cases of accidents:-
  25. 25. Government stating the causes of the accident and its circumstances, and adding any observations which he or any of the assessors may think fit to make.
  26. 26. Power to direct investigation of causes of diseases :--
  27. 27. Publication of reports :-
  28. 28. Weekly day of rest :-
  29. 29. Compensatory days of rest :-
  30. 30. (1) No adult employed above ground in a mine shall be required or allowed to work for
  31. 31. Hours of work below grounds:-
  32. 32. Night shifts :-
  33. 33. Extra wages for overtime:-
  34. 34. Prohibition of employment of certain persons :
  35. 35. Limitation of daily hours of work including over-time work:
  36. 36. Notices regarding hours of work:
  37. 37. Supervising staff :-
  38. 38. Exemption from provisions regarding employment:-
  39. 39. Power to make exempting rules:-
  40. 40. Employment of persons below eighteen years of age :-
  41. 41. Explanation
  42. 43. Power to require medical examination :-
  43. 45. Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine :-
  44. 46. Employment of women :-
  45. 47. Disputes as to age Rep
  46. 48. Register of persons employed:-
  47. 49. Application of Chapter
  48. 50. Leave defined :
  49. 51. Calendar year defined :
  50. 52. Annual leave wages :-
  51. 53. Wages during leave period
  52. 54. Payment in advance in certain cases:-
  53. 55. Mode of recovery of unpaid wages
  54. 56. Power to exempt mines:-
  55. 57. Power of Central Government to make regulations:
  56. 58. Power of Central Government to make rules
  57. 59. Prior publication of regulations and rules
  58. 60. Power to make regulations without previous Publications
  59. 62. Posting of abstracts from Act, regulations etc.
  60. 63. Obstruction
  61. 64. Falsification of records
  62. 65. Use of false certificates of fitness -
  63. 66. Omission to furnish plans etc.
  64. 67. Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour -
  65. 68. Penalty for employment of persons below eighteen years of age-
  66. 69. Failure to appoint manager -
  67. 70. Notice of accidents :
  68. 71. Owner etc. to report to Chief Inspector in certain cases-
  69. 72. Obligations of persons employed in a mine
  70. 72A. Special provision for contravention of certain regulations -
  71. 72B. Special provision of contravention of order under section 22.
  72. 72C. Special provision for contravention of law with dangerous results-
  73. 73. General provision of disobedience of others.
  74. 74. Enhanced penalty after previous conviction -
  75. 75. Prosecution of owner, agent or manager -
  76. 76. Inspector.
  77. 77. Exemption of owner, agent or manager in certain cases -
  78. 78. Power of court to make orders -
  79. 79. Limitation of prosecutions -
  80. 80. Cognizance of offences
  81. 81. Reference to Committee in lieu of prosecution in certain cases -
  82. 82. Decision of question whether a mine is under this Act
  83. 83. Power to exempt from operation of Act.
  84. 84. Power to alter on rescind any orders -
  85. 85. Application of Act to mines belonging to Government -
  86. 85A. Persons required to give notice etc. legally bound to do so.
  87. 85B. Signing of returns, notices etc.
  88. 85C. No fee or charge to be realised for facilities and conveniences -
  89. 86. Application of certain provision of Act 63 of 1948 to mines -
  90. 87. Protection of action taken in good faith -
  91. 88. Repeal of Act 4 of 1923 Rep by the Repealing and Amending Act. 1959 (36 of 1957) S.2

PDF: pending for this language.