Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act,1976
Act No : 55
Section : SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
IRON ORE MINES, MANGANESE ORE MINES AND CHROME ORE MINES LABOUR WELFARE CESS ACT, 1976
55 of 1976
7th April, 1976
The number of workers in managanese ore mines is substantial and their living condition needs amelioration. Welfare facilities which are at present being enjoyed by workers in mica, coal, iron ore and limestone and dolomite mines industries are proposed to be made available to workers in manganese mines also. The iron ore mines labour welfare fund is administered by a well-knit organisation in the States of Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. Manganese ore which is mostly used in the manufacture of iron and steel chiefly occurs near the iron ore mines except in the Bhandara district of Maharashtra, the Balagaht district of Madhya Pradesh and Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. Since the iron ore occurs in all these three States, it is felt that the existing iron ors mines welfare organisation could also be entrusted with the task of looking after the welfare of workers in manganese ore mines. In the Barbil-Barajarnda sectors of the States of Orissa and Bihar which contribute over thirty-three per cent. of the total manganese ore produced in the country, almost every centre of manganese ore adjoins the iron ore mining area and both the manganese ore miners and the iron ore miners live side by side.
A common fund for the welfare of workers in iron ore mines and manganese ore mines will thus considerably reduce the administrative expenditure. It is, therefore, proposed to establish a Joint Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund for providing uniform welfare facilities to the workers employed in the iron ore mines and manganese ore mines. For this purpose it is proposed to levy as a cess a duty of customs and a duty of excise on the same basis as is done for the benefit of iron ore mine workers. The rate of cess will be at such rate not exceeding one rupee per metric ton of manganese ore, as the Central Government may from time to time fix.
The existing Iron Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1961 will be repealed. 2. The Bill is mainly designed to achieve the above objective.-Gaz. of India, 5-2-1976, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 584. Amending Act 44 of 1982.-
This Bill seeks to amend the Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1976 to provide for the levy of a cess on all chrome ore which is produced in any mine and which is either exported or sold or otherwise disposed of to the occupier of any metallurgical factory or used by the owner of the mine in any metallurgical factory. In case of chrome ore which is exported, the cess will be by way of a duty of customs and in other cases it will be by way of a duty of excise.
2. The object of the proposed cess is to secure the funds necessary for financing of activities to promote the welfare of workers employed in chrome ore mines.
3. The proceeds of the proposed cess, after deducting therefrom the cost of collection and after due appropriation would be credited to the Fund under the Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976, and a separate Bill for this purpose, namely, the Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 1982, seeks to make the necessary provisions for converting the said Fund into ajoint fund for the welfare of the workers in iron ore mines and manganese ore mines and also chrome ore mines. - Gaz. of India, 11-3-1982, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p.182.
An Act to provide for the levy and collection of a cess on iron ore and 1[manganese ore and chrome ore] for the financing of activities to promote the welfare of persons employed in the iron ore mines and1[manganese ore mines and chrome ore mines] and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
- (1) This Act may be called the Iron Ore Mines2[Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare] Cess Act, 1976.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date3as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different States :
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply in the first instance the provisions of this Act, only to iron ore mines, or only to manganese ore mines4[or only to chrome ore mines] in a State with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, and if that Government's satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may extend this Act to all iron ore mines5[manganese ore mines and chrome ore mines] in that State with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification published in Official Gazette.
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