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नई दिल्ली, बहस्पतिवार, विसम्बर 24, 1970/ पौष 3, 1892
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NEW DELHI , TUESDAY , DECEMBER 24, 1970 / PAUSA 13 , 1892
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिमसे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation .
MINISTRY OF LAW
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi , the 24th December , 1970 / Pausa 3 , 1892 ( Saka )
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 24th December , 1970 , and is hereby published for general information : -
THE COAL MINES ( CONSERVATION AND SAFETY) AMENDMENT ACT , 1970
No. 52 OF 1970
[24th December , 1970 ]
An Act further to amend the Coal Mines ( Conservation and Safety) Act , 1952 .
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty- first Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
Short title.
1. This Act may be called the Coal Mines ( Conservation and Safety) 12 of 1952, Amendment Act , 1970.
2. In the Coal Mines (Conservation and Safety) Act, 1952 (herein- Amend- after referred to as the principal Act) , in the long title, for the words ment of " safety in " , the words "safety in, and development of, " shall be substi- long title. tuted.
3. In section 1 of the principal Act, in sub - section (1 ) , for the brackets Amendment and words " ( Conservation and Safety) " , the brackets and words " ( Con- of section 1 . servation , Safety and Development) " shall be substituted.
4. In section 2 c. the principal Act , for the words " regulation of" , Amend- the words " regulation and development of" shall be substituted. ment of section 2 .
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In section 3 of the principal Act ,-
Amendment of section 3 .
(i) for clause (f) , the following clause shall be substituted , namely:-
' ( f) " Development Fund" means the Coal Development Fund constituted under section 12;' ;
( ii) after clause ( hh ) , the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
' (hha) " Safety Fund" means the Coal Mines Safety and Conservation Fund constituted under section 12 ;' .
6. In section 5 of the principal Act ,-
Amend- ment of section 5.
(1) in sub -section ( 1) , after the words " safety in coal mines the words " or for development of coal mines " shall be inserted;
(ii) in sub - section ( 2 ) , for the words " safety in coal mines" , the words " safety in, or development of, coal mines " shall be subs tituted.
7. In section 7 of the principal Act ,-
Amend- ment of section 7 .
(i) in sub -section (1 ) , after the words " safety in coal mines " , the words " or for development of coal mines " shall be inserted;
(ii) in sub - section (2 ) , after the words " safety in coal mines " , the words " or for development of coal mines" shall be inserted.
8. For section 11 of the principal Act, the following section shall be, aud shall be deemed always to have been, substituted, namely :-
Substi- tution of new sec- tion for section 11 .
Payment to the Coal Board,
" 11. The Central Government may, in each financial year , pay to the Board a sum not exceeding the aggregate of the net proceeds (determined in such manner as may be prescribed ) of the duties of excise collected , under section 8, during the period commencing on the date of commencement of this Act and ending on the last day of the preceding financial year , less the aggregate of the amounts al- ready paid to the Board , under this section, during that period ." .
9. In section 12 of the principal Act ,-
(i) for sub - section (1 ) , the following sub -sections shall be subs- Amend- ment of section 12.
tituted, namely: -
"(1) The sum referred to in section 11 and any other money received by the Board shall be credited to,-
(a) where it relates to safety in coal mines or conser- vation of coal , a Fund to be called the Coal Mines Safety and Conservation Fund ,
(b) where it relates to the developing of coking coal mines , a Fund to be called the Coal Development Fund.
(1A) The Safety Fund shall be applied by the Board, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be pres- cribed, to-
(a) meeting the expenses in connection with the admi- nistration of the Board and the furtherance of the objects of this Act in so far as such objects relate to safety in coal mines or conservation of coal;
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(b) the grant of stowing materials and other assistance for stowing operations to the owners , agents or managers of coal mines;
(c) the execution of stowing and other operations in fur- therance of the objects of this Act in so far as such objects relate to safety in coal mines or conservation of coal;
(d) the prosecution of research work connected with safety in coal mines or conservation and utilisation of coal ;
(e) meeting the cost of administering the Safety Fund and the expenses in connection with Advisory Committees ;
(f) the grant to State Governments , research organi- sations , local authorities and owners , agents or managers of coal mines of money in aid of any scheme approved by the Central Government in furtherance of the objects of this Act in so far as such objects relate to safety in coal mines or conservation of coal;
(g) any other expenditure which the Central Govern- ment directs to be defrayed out of the Safety Fund .
( 1B) The Development Fund shall be applied by the Board, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be pres- cribed, to-
(a) development of coal mines in a scientific manner ,
(b) meeting the cost of the administration of any scheme for the development of coal mines ." ;
(ii) in sub -section (2) , for the words " accounts of the Fund" , the words " separate accounts in relation to the Development Fund and the Safety Fund" shall be substituted.
10. In section 17 of the principal Act , in sub - section (2) ,
Amend- ment of section 17.
(i) after clause ( a) , the following clause shall be inserted , namely:-
" ( aa) the measures to be taken for the development of coal mines;" ;
(ii) in clause (f) , for the words " Coal Mines Safety and Con- servation Fund " , the words " Development Fund or the Safety Fund , as the case may be ," shall be substituted;
(iii) in clause ( g ) , for the word "Fund", the words "Develop- ment Fund or the Safety Fund " shall be substituted .
N. D. P. NAMBOODIRIPAD , Jt. Secy. to the Govt . of India .
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