Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
32. In section 58 of the principal Act,—
(i) in clause (c), after the words "for the recovery of the expenses of such Courts", the words "including any other expenses connected with the inquiry" shall be inserted;
(ii) in clause (f), the words, ", the supply and maintenance of medical appliances and comforts, and the training of men in ambulance work" shall be omitted;
or 1959] Mines (Amendment) 475
(iii) after clause (f), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—
"(ff) for providing for the supply and maintenance of medical appliances and comforts and for prescribing the contents and number of first-aid boxes and cupboards, the training in first-aid work, the size and equipment of first-aid rooms and staff in charge thereof and the arrangements for conveyance of injured persons to hospitals or dispensaries;
(fff) for requiring the imparting of practical instruction to, or the training of, persons employed or to be employed in mines otherwise than in a position of supervision or management and for prescribing schemes for such instruction and training;";
(iv) after clause (k), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
(kk) for requiring persons employed or seeking employment at mines to submit themselves for medical examination and for prohibiting on medical grounds the employment of any person at a mine either absolutely or in a particular capacity or in particular work;";
(v) for clause (l), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
"(l) for prescribing the form of registers required by section 48 and the maintenance and form of registers for the purposes of Chapter VII;";
(vi) in clause (o), the words "one hundred and" shall be omitted;
(vii) in clause (s), for the word "miners", the word "persons" shall be substituted; and
(viii) in clause (v), after the words "rescue brigades", the following words shall be inserted, namely:—
"and for the terms and conditions of service of persons trained in rescue work employed in mines".
Source: India Code