Section 16. (I) The owner, agent and manager 'of every Duties and mine shall be responsible that all operations

(5) If the owner, agent or manager of the mine objects to a requisition made under sub-section (I) or to an order made by the Chief Inspector under sub-section (4, or sub-section (4, he may, within twenty days after the receipt of the notice containing the requisition or of the order or after the date of the decision of the appeal, as the case may be, send his objection in writing, stating the grounds thereof, to the Local Government, which shall refer the same to a Committee. (2) If the Chief Inspector or an Inspector authorised in this behalf by general or special order in writing by the Chief Inspector is of opinion that there is urgent and immediate danger to the life or ,safety of any person employed in any mine or part thereof, he may, by an order in writing containing a statement of the grounds of his opinion, prohibit, until the danger is removed, the employment in or about the mine or part thereof of any person whose employment is not in his opinion reasonably necessary for the purpose of removing the danger. (6) Every requisition made under sub-section (I), or order made under sub-section (B), or sub-section (3) to which objection is made under sub-section (5), shall be complied with pending the receipt at the mine of the decision of the Committee : Provided that the Committee may, on the application of the owner, agent or manager, suspend the operation of a requisition under sub-section (1) pending its decision on the objection. I I / (7) Nothing in this section shall affect the powers* of a Magistrate under section 3.44 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. v I i I / v of 189% I (4) The Chief Inspector or the Inspector making n requisition under sub-section (1) or an order under sub-section (2)) and the Chief Inspector making an order (other than an order of cancellation) in appeal under sub-section ( 3 ) , shall forthwith report the same to the Local Government and shall inform the owner, ' 1 `11` I `11` l~zdian Mines. `[ACT IV` owner, agetit or msnsger of the mine thai; such report has been so made. (3) Where an order has been made under subsection (2) by an Inspector, the owner, agent or manager of the mine may, within ten days after the receipt of the order, appeal against the same to the Chief Inspector who may confirm, modify or cancel the order. 16. (I) The owner, agent and manager 'of every Duties and mine shall be responsible that all operations carried ; :;o:tbilion in connection therewith are conducted in accordance with tlie provisions of this Act and of the agents and managers. regul~tions, 9 Indian Mines., `[ACT IT` regulations, rules and bye-laws and of any orders made thereunder. (2) In the event of any contravention of any such provisions by any person whomsoever, the owner, agent and manager of the mine shall each be deemed also to be guilty of such contravention unless he proves that he had taken all reasonable means, by publishing and to the best of his power enforcing. those provisions, to prevent such contravention : Provided that the owner or agent shall not be so deemed if he proves- - (a) that he was nob in the habit of taking, and did not in respect of the matter in question take, any part in the management of the mine; and - (b) that he had made all the financial anJ other provisions necessary to .enable the maliager to carry out his duties; and - (c) that the offence was cornlnitted ~-,~ithout his knowledge, consent or connivance. (3) Save as hereinbefore provided, it shall not be a defence in any proceedings brought against an owner or agent of a mine under this section that a manager of the mine has been appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. `3.7.` There shall be provided and maintained for every niine latrine and urinal accommodstion of suc11 kind and on such scale, and such supply of water fit for drinking, as may be prescribed. `18.` At every mine in respect of which the I ~ c a l Government may, by notification in the local official Gazette, declare this section to apply, such supply of ambulances or stretchers, and of splints, bandages and other medical requirements, as may be Con6ervanc~. Medical applianc'. prescribed, I i I I i I I I I 1 1 , `OF` 1923.i Indian Mines. 1 prescribed, shall be kept ready at hand in a convenient place and in good and serviceable order. `19.` (1) If, in ally respect which is not provided Powers of against by any dxpress provision of this Act or of[Inspectors ] when causea the regulations, rules or bye-laws or of any orders of danger not made thereunder, it appears to the Chief Inspector $ : ;:, or the Inspector that any mine, or any part thereof against exist or any matter, thing or practice in or connected[or when em- ] ployment of with the mine, or with the control, management or persons is direction thereof, is dangerous to human life or dangerOua~ safety, or defective so as to threaten, or tend .to, the bodily injury of any person, he may give notice in writing thereof to the owner, agent or manager of the mine, and shall state in the notice the particulars in which he considers the mine, or part thereof, or the matter, thing or practice, to be dangerous or defective and required the same to be remedied within such time as he may specify in the notice.