Mines Act,1952

Act No : 35

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Section : HOurs of work below ground.

3[31. (1)HOurs of work below ground. No adult employed below ground in a mine shall be allowed to work for more than forty-eight hours in any week or for more than eight hours in any day: Provided that, subject to the previous approval of the Chief Inspector, the daily maximum hours specified in this sub-section may be exceeded in order to facilitate the change of shifts. (2)No work shall be carried on below ground in any mine except by a system of shifts so arranged that the period of work for each shift is not spread over more than the daily maximum hours stipulated in sub-section (1). (3)No person employed in a mine shall be allowed to be present in any part of a mine below ground except during the periods of work shown in respect of him in the register maintained under sub-section (4) of section 48.]

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