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 9-A : 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 mine
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 is dangerous
Section 22-A : 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 : Certificate of fitness
Section 42 : Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescents
Section 43 : Power to require medical examination
Section 44 : Working hours for adolescents not certified to be fit for work as adults
Section 45 : Prohibition of the presence of persons below eighteen years of age in a mine
Section 46 : Employment of women
Section 47 : Disputes as to age
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
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 regulations and rules
Section 60 : Power to make regulations without previous publication
Section 61 : Bye-laws
Section 61-A : 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 72-A : Special provision for contravention of certain regulations
Section 72-B : Special provision for contravention of orders under Section 22
Section 72-C : 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 80-A : Special provision regarding fine
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 85-A : Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so
Section 85-B : Signing of returns, notices, etc
Section 85-C : 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 : Repeal of Act 4 of 1923