Section 16. The owner, agent or manager of a mine shall, in the case of existing mines within three months after

16. The owner, agent or manager of a mine shall, in the case of existing mines within three months after the commencement of this Act, and in the case of new mines within three months after the commencement of mining operations, give notice in writing to the Inspector of Mines appointed under section 4, sub-section (2), for the local area in which the mine is situate, or for the group or class of mines to which the mine belongs, or, if no Inspector of Mines has been appointed for such area or group or class of mines, to the Chief Inspector of Mines, of the address to which he desires his letters to be directed, the kind of minerals worked or to be worked, the name of the person under whom the mining operations are or are to be conducted, and the nature of the moving power which is or is to be used. Notice to be given of accidents.