Sindh Metalliferous Mines Act, 2021

1. (1) This Attm~y be·caJ!edmecS!tHL'LMecalliferous Mines_Act,2P21. -Shortitle.: • e~~t a:Ui:t, (2) lt sball extlendtO the wnole,oltliK,Btov.lnce_pf S.illcth. comofeucem~nt. (3) ltsl:alfc_omeinto force-.,tonce. ,2. • • ln this ,:lei,unl~ss ,;l\ete ,s.anY,thingrepugn:;,,t)a tlje S)!l5)ectorcontext,- o,hniljon:s. (a) "'a,ct<ien~·m.e·ansan accident ?risjng out of auring the criurse--0f bjury, lllne~f, or death f employm~nt'aud resulting in a 'l'•\101\111" the ~i1pfoye~,as-v1elli'as desO'Lletfo.o of propcrtyfrOnrme.that1c _ga-S o.r clust cc)!P.lo;">iont _co~ap.scof;,rnetaRiferou~.1·,mlne, land subsidence, 1_11u11da;tioa or .fjooillrig•.of rrine, foxic,g;,ses; ,_ (!>):"•gent•; when i/sed Jn r,~lpt(9n_to • ·M.2ta0lferous.mli\~.-ILeans m1y pers-onappointed or acting as.the rcJ)~sentactveof. tbe.oV,ne.rin rcs'I;.ect offhe ..rnanagemenlcfth~ MP.t:dliferour,mke or ofa:1-y•p:itl d11lreof,-andas.~~ch_superiqr to·~ Man:;ger:undcthi~ Act; (c.) "'Bqara•m .. ns· 1;tte:Mi,talliforousNlning Board .constituted under secC:0nJO; of-tltt~t::.;b'suedto·a-person ·, (~·-} ;ce~fi~te·offitnesS·" m-eags-acer:tifiCat.e .~ • • u.nder>f.11.~.Ac: pursuant.to·me'dlcal examinatt'Oni . le) "cMld" means a person who,has not completed bis fo_un:l!eniear: (!) "Comm,ittc~•means die.Committee consntute,! undeo secticn ·q; (g} "Cepattrn~t" meaus ili•. Mices -and Mi11e1'al Deve1opmei,t Oeparnnent.povemme:ot9fSindhi (Ii} ''da~ger."means anything which-may cause."injuryor damage to persons or property; (I) "d~y' means a period of twenty-four hours begin.rung-at midqlghl; •. OJ 'duly qualjl!ed" me.ans a perso11 wlto possess tpe -prescribed guall.f!cation and eJQJeiience; (k) '.employee'' meah_s a person l:S.sai"d to be "emp!oye!l" In . a M~t.alJfferousniin• who' works uttder appointment !,y b"r with tJie lmowlcdgc oftbecmanag~r, whether for wages"or not, bl auymining'· uperatlon, or In cleanlllg;or oilfng aoy·par:uif any macb"inerjr use"din or about th'e mii:ie. or fn: anY, otheri-kfnd of_work· whatsoever ii!j:;ldeill;ilJ to, or q,nne<.ted with, mining operations; (1) •~nv(ronme.nt" rneaps working en\!ironmentof Met;illifcrous· miae or ~uarty.; 03 TJ:IW. SINAH 'G.QVT,GAZETTE EXJ, JANll!\RY 09. 2023 PART IV (m:)"excavator" means a mach1i,e 1~hic)imay tie 1'.urtberfde.ntifiedas.~ single-or a multi bucket, Rtted wU;h-~eviccfor breaking up, 1oaain!f, transportlni: and d11mpil\gm.ateriafa wlthout lat~i;al niOV!fRl~ntof the.wholemachinej (n) ·•electrical a_pparatus"includes electric cables aJJ(j-any part of any n:achlnery, appara.tus or 0ppliance belng a _part designed for- the generatfon.coQ.vernion, storage. tr-arismissionOP utllization of 'el'ectricity; "'Government" means the Guvernment of Slndh; "€bloflnspectoi""·means .the,Chief Inspector of Metiilliferolls'Mines appQlnte<\urider section 3 of this Act; • • (q) •inspector" means the Depu-:yCl)i'efJnspeetorbf Minej; an Jn:spectqr of Mines or /ttniot (nspccwr of Mines appointed ',i'n(l.er tliis· ,¾;L exetcfaing any power ~r perforu1l11gany.,duty of an lnspcctor which he is o;npowerei! by tnisAct to.e,el'cise ~ • . or perfotm; (i-) ''.Medical (nsp.ccoor" n,eans ~ny person appointed' by the department as'Me.Uic:al Inspector for \J)e.1>urpos~s of,thls Act; • (s) "rnel!',ltiferousmine• means any excavation in. lhe ear:h whether abanaon~d or being-,~ac'keil,made"for the purpose of searchihg for 01· Winningauy M'etallifero~ nfineral on saleaofc pJoduct, and any place where a mineral deposif Js-1:iei»eworkea and inclu.<lesoil· wqrks, •mach1'nery,buildings, •constructions, du1,1p, cla!", h~aY)( app1ia~ccs,wliether ,;bpve m,d below ;ground; in 6r adjacent to or belon~u!): to ~ r:.fetalhfer:ou~ mlne and includes; eutting, crllsbing, toncenttati'onor washing; grindl.c:ig. scre..enfttg situaccd arer neart:~e MetaOifero\lsmine and used-forany _purpasenecessary or inclde11tal to the vyhming and subsequent treatment (mineral dressJng ·and value addition) of the_proauct of the Metalliferous mlne and the 1 wa~t,-_ tn;atedal~manf!tiogthere.from is,,consid.crea.to form part.of .sucli Mctall.iferous\nine; (t) "minerals"•--rnei'DS'.:my nat.u;rally ocC~rring sci'Jid~.li!:i~n~e pr un• <Oli>olidatedm~tel1al wliich can lrii oijta!ned from the eai:th ):iy •lnillil\g, digging, drilling; dredging, q,uarrying, hyd~.uf!c pr by any other operation for the production oc extraction therefrom for o. sale:ible product, ~c.ept coal mi"e; (ii) •occupational di$ease" means the .disease1-esuJtln~frail' conditions of employrnenc usually fro,m l~!lg e1Cposu-retb envb-(rnment ot: sub.stanceln/urious to physical or mental he~ltli or·from confJnun11~ repetition ofcemln :=icts: (v) "occupational h,11giene• means the ·anticipation, r•~nenltfon. ~rlsfog in 9r fr.or:nthe work AvAll!~tiont and C9ntrol Of cpn.diciot'1s or placo\vhicJ\ mayeeause illness. adve1-sel1ealtlt effect; tn persons; TljE SINl)H CQ\"r. GAZETTE EXT, JANUARY tW,Z023 l'AR'f-lV 1 (W) ' oc·cupter"1uPnJ1sa person who has ultillll\to ro111Jolover tlle'affairs of tM m·etalliferou~mine or quarrr l)t'ovided that where the affairs ofa nrl:taJ.lifeeousl]litte or-quarry,are entrusted to a manaein1:_~gent,, such agent shall be deen1ed t.o be the.-occur,ie1'of the m~ca-llifernus :nine or q_r(any; ~) "'o,,,ruep" when U'sec.l tn T.tda,tionlo -a tnettilJifcrousndn!?,lU1¢i'il.S--any _J>ersonWho ls the immediate pro1>rietorot Jessee or otcllpier of the ·mcmllife[ous 111fneor of any part t~ereof, b'ut does not Jnohrde.a person who rne_rely receives a roy-alty, rent or fmc from· the metaJliferous mine or 1sm~rely the proprietor of the mine subject to ;mi lease, g,,antor license for tl,e work!ug thereM, •or (s mqrely-the owner of the soll and i1otintetested in the minerals of the llline; but ,any comractor or. mate or silh l~_see'.for the working of a ll)etaJ!iferou.~mine or any like pact theYcof. ~hiill-be SUhjectto this Act in~man.µcras [~ he.'i'-'erean oWJrer,but ne{ .so~l~ tb exe,rnptth~ owner from any I15\,(ltty; •• {y) "'pf~ntand maclitnecy.-nieanS,_ anj!, tn1llllJgrpachiaery and lndudcs r.~:ure, fitting. equipinenr;;rooJs and ',rpp1ia11ces,-'\t>d anything wh!ih •§ used foi·any purposein theme<;>llifcrott:s Mine; (2). "pres~ribed" mP.ansprescribe(! by •cg.ul_atfons, 1ules or bye-la_ws; (.'aaJ,"regul_ations·~"rules" .and "byo0t.:ws" means-..esp~'l.'1.fvely regulations, raresai1il bye-laws U)lder thls Act; (bb)'relay" means where work oftbe.samo-klnd ls carried out by two or • more .set$ of \vorken; working durlng diff~re.nt periods <if the day each of sucl1sels 'is called ~ "relay."li.ndthe period fonvhicb it works is eaJled a "shllt": (cc) "risk wor.k" means an environment in which any kinds 6f roining operations may probably cause <iccu:pational disease 9r injuryor damages; • (.dd}:t'sc.t'lous bodily U1JuQ.""1Ue.a,u.s any: infuty wfJid,~in\'OlveS, or in all P.robabillty will invo)ve, ih.e µernianent loss• ot the use of, or Jfenn,,nenf injury, to any -part of the body, or !'•rm anent lnss .of !lt injury to :I!•sigh,t or h'e.;.rlng;orlh• fractute of any p.art of tb9 ~94Y er the enforced-absence of the lnjure·dperso,h rrymwbrkTuriJ p~iod ~l<Ce«llng-twentydays; (ee) ''shaft" means an opeoing dri~en_verctcalor near to vertical into the ~.eund us~dfor r.atsing and lowering Jllen:or materfal in o,. out of the mine; 4 (fj:J sfiot fir~r• means a porsr;m who pOsS:essesrelevant tc'1ilicate aqa ls•appulnt1;d as.asbo~ f'.rerJn any Metalliferous mrae; (gg) "wco1<"m""l's the porfod betwee11 mitJnfi:]JLrm the Sar;urday-u:tglil • and mldnlgllt oil tbesucceed!ngSatut_dnyn.ight,an" (l,lr) •wor~er• means ani person crnployed in a Metalliferous rnina to r:lo any skl]Jed or unsklll~d. man~ar or clerical wnrk for hire -0r'reward and hu:?t(despermanru1t.. probationer; lladlJ. tnmpnmry, fppm.utlces anrl crn,t~ct work-Ors_:ind includes an. e~pfoye~.. but docs T\"Cl indude..occupierand 1nanager haviri'gthe hiring _antfiring iitb.lhu..ily; 0!1 THF. SINO.Hc;oyr. GAZfHTEgxT • .JANUARY 09,2023 PART-IV ClIAP'l'ER·ll -ch!eflnsper.ror of Min0s un4 ln<pe<;l.-ors-Mctaillferou,s Mine~ rqu~fffted {l) D;,parnnent pray, by notlficafiiln_in die Official (l'az·ec~e, ap~oinr a <iuly Chlofln,por.t:or person to be Chiei l"-Spectdrof Mines fur ll\e ;,vliclp of tn,e Provfn~ •n~Jnspector,;. ;,nd duly q~alt~eq.person, to be Inspectors, subordinate Lothe GhiefJ~),ector. • {2-).NoJ).<!1'$'onsholl be appointed to bf' a·ChM Inspector-or an 11'\S))actor or having, been aµj,ointed shajl continue to ho)d such office who ls ·01'becomes dire'ctly or inliire.ctJyinterested in a,uy !,fetalltf"'ous min.•,as such ot' minfng rightsJn Sfodh ?r1wlnce. (.3)1'ho.Cn!effuspecCorand_evecyfaspector in discha,-giu.l!f of du□es ttmler rhi• Act sltall lie deen'ocu41 be:,a public strvant wit11inthe, meaning of the. !lakistan-PenalCode[JCLV of1B60J.

4. (1) The Chief Jnspec,;or may, by 0tder in wrjtlng, prohibit or restrict tho £w,ctions of e-~e.reiseby.an;; Jnsr,P.~·orname-a, or any class o·rjil.SpeCtors ~pecifle<l_,in the IO..$p:ectob_. order of any power conferred-on Jnspectprs by thfs Ac~-1\0dsl\q]l, ,ubj;,r;t as _afon,s.Jd, declaro the (a® area of ,reas wilhin which,,>r the group·ofcJass Mstallfferous mmes ""i:h respect to which, JJtlipectors shall exercise their reS)Jectjv~powers. (2) The _lospectq, s~all gfve information to owue\'s, agcal:s and managei·s of rntitlllllf•ro1.1s mine,ssltw,ted 1-"it~inthe local area ot areas or belonging to '.he group, or class of rnetalliferous,lnines, in respect of Whichlte.exerdses, pP-wQC.; under sub-secc:on (1) as to ··air re11,uJ~aoilsBJJd rules which:conc~m them respectively and ,s to· <be places wh~r• from copies uf such regulatrons ,and niles,r.naybtr1Jbtat.n~d. (3) The~Chiefb.1spectoror Inspectors shacllconduct pe1iodic oe freqµent ,nspections, if so. re;tulred, of underground and .s11rrn<>1 Metalliferous mine, t6 ensnrethat the provjslons of tfis Act !!nd o, the rcgu1ptions,roles al\d bye-laws ond of any order -"1adcthem under ,re compJredwith a.ad that all the. auties lUld res1i9ns\bili!_iesimposed upon the owner, agent m,nager of the Metallifero11smfne in .tcrin of Chis-Actimtl oftlie ·reguh1,tions, ru,lesirnd by...Jaws ~nt:l-of any order ma.de-th.et:!)U!ldei-'bnd lh any oth~r Jaw:s ia the. !=aseof -c1nJ l,,k:hlliferous mine-are l?•rfurnu,ii and complied lvllh by the owner, a:gei;lrlino mana,g~rof the Metalliferousmini!.

5. (1) The CbiPJ'Jn,spectoi:andar,yfospectorm;,y • T'owei·s .uf IU.>P.•••Vl" of @) ruah, sud) ('.};am.Iru.11:icn ~na ii,tqulr"}'iQS he tblp.1~ flt 111 on:l.t;r ~u Metif.Diferoti.s ascertain whoth,strtho p,·oviolua, of thls Act anc bf tlio regtllatiqns, Mfnes. r•Jles.-andb_ye-Taws and <Jfany orctei:sll)ade 'thereunder are observ!ld in "tilec~st of..anv 1Mei:a:IJ{,ferotls mine: (bjwtth sucha,-sistance,ifaT1y, ashe thtnl<s fiL. eot•r. lnspect,,o,ramino a,;idsurve.yilt.J.Y- M~~a11UeJ,ws·miTta. or :,11ny-p:ir.t tlr£:-r,1<-of 01, TFIE SINDH G0VT, (;AZfTTE EXT.. IANOARY 119.2023 PAl{T-IV (cJ•~amiJLeiro:oapd makefoqulcy respectin11c,the-stateand condition of ,Uly Me!aUlferous111lneor ~ny pact tbet'eof, Lh~ventilatlOn of tli• 1,fo1allife1:0J\Smine,the sufficicnC}rot t.~ebye-laws for the tlme being in force r.elattngto:the Met;illlferous m1neanci_a11 m•tters-and thiogs connected with n,-i,efating;_to the safoi;y•nd beglth of the µ·ers9.os employc,Uti tbe.Metai!iferous wiJie; {d) take, •~hether on the precincts of the Metallit'orous rhiue or eJse,vherc, ·s1:a,e,~ent of any person wlltch be may consider necessaryfor ~rrying out'tfie purposes of .thls Act: rrovlde'd tha, no one s,hall b'.crequired under tJ-Js .sectlon to answdr or gtye any e.videncetending to crfmfnote hlll)self; '(<;)requir-e che producaon of any boo~, te'gfst~r; plan or nrher documents, the 'keeping nfwhlch ts prescribed, in oedcr'to see that rb,ey,are in conformity with .the-provisions of this Act, rules ai.rd r¢guJationsiramed Uiereunder-and takeinto his custody, or make t'Oples of, or extracts from, any such book .register or otl-.er document (l) a'ftcr. informing lhe m.anager or a Met;,llifercius ll'llne or his r.ep.resentative, t;1,ke-0r&tno\'e,'for :he·purpQ&--e ~F d.1.JaJy~is, -.saa1efc:, oF mate1ials ;:ind sl)bstanees used o, handled ln che Metalliferous :IT-.ine'; (gJ conduct train!ng ;llld edU'i(ltiOllprogramme relating to mining • subjects, occupational he~lth a_nllsafely, mine rescuf! teotiniques and clemonstl'i!tethe-use of.s~fet)requipmene fn tlremining,are,. [2) The lnsp,ector shall develop and lmplement a rolJ_us,1 ins_pectj'onS}'Stem for effective enforcement.of this Act and rules made•thereuuUer and to i;a~e a_ctionsagalnst iUegal111t1ung actlv!tl.es. (3) The Cllicirlnsp~ctor s~aJI when so requeHed by anx J)<!tsonproduciJ1g pfitna fade evii:le.hteof an pff/nce or recehreany jnfot:t'nationfrom any sow·ce, direct an in~-nectQr to ~ndui:t""efiqt\Uy il}to any ln_~1de.mor,ac;c-ideutwhich has origjna:tetl,fmm.machfn.ery, occut:red-i!tor'tn.tbe-MetatUfcr(?Us"mlnc:'OJ: pl~nr.,-at ot in the-,Mctalliferoosmine which hi(s resul,ei:1or in the op!riion of the Chief Inspector cduld have .resulted, In the injury, Illness, or deat~ ·of any: p,ersoti workij,g,in theMeta!lifer_ousmine.

6. Any person 1irthe ~""vlce,cf'G.ovemmentd.ulyaµthorized by an special Powe,:-s:to otder in,wdting of tlie Cllief lnsj:>ectoror ln~ector in fill">h<l.h,rlfll)ay, fo.r th• ~'q}~d:\j1)01ter 'purpose orsutveyfl.lg, leveling Or rnea~t1ri1itin an_y m..c~lfferou:s ntlt1¢,after to e'nter{m:· 0 .givj11go)lot:les$ ~han ilir~e d~y_;•noti<e to the-mapager of such nliae, enter tba su.tvey, le.vet or inine nnd_rnay·sur:v.ey. Levr:for measure the. mfn.e or-ant 1)3..rt:thct'eof at a1w wea~ure1n.a. reaso1,aole dmc by day or nighr, but not so ca~ um1iasonably to impode or. wctafl~ferous obstruct the.working1)f the illine, m.lne. . Provided.that po such 110-ticeneed to hf• giv~n Ir for i-a-.a~on~ 1-obe recbrd~d,. rhe Chief lnsp_ect.1i;or. ln~per;t:01"i.s of o}>irlicn that there -~ ~o ~mergengr. 0.7 Jiff. SINDI-!COVT. GAZf:fTf. F.XT.,IAl'llJARY 09,2023 PAI{'r- IV •7. Every owner,. agent and manager of M~r,Jllferous 'mine sha.Uafford the F3dlities'to be Chieffnspector'atJ~d T~sp,e.cto.l"'s•-and every .p.crson,u.,ul!borizedunder section6; aH 'uffor.dc:dto • reason.able facilities fo'r making illly e,itry, inspectloll, Sttr\(ey, measurement btSj)e~tors-, ·examinat19not"tnquiry under this Act

8. U) All copies of, and extr:octsfrom, registcr.s or .other records apperlafning Sec,recyo[ any Methlllferous mine, an.d air other informatl.o.n acquired by tile ChieT infi>nnatton. Jrispl!ttoror Inspector or by any one assisting llim,in the co~s• pf !nspection obtained of.any:Metall1fero~llflneJ111der this Act,or acquired by any·person authorized un<(er,section· 6 in tli~ eicerci<e.!f{bis duties tliereui,der shall be re~arded .as ·c.on/lclential-~cl •shall 11ot b,~ dls.i:lose'a to -any.l)er:;o-u oth~r than Judicial Magistt:ate. of l'ltst Class' or a Commissioner for Workers' Compensation appointed w1derthe. Slndh Workers €ompensatioQ Act. 2,015 (YII of 20H\). or an 0ffl0Jal s.uperior o~ tfie, own~r. agent or m3n:iger o1"the mlne COncernccf, unless rlle.CMef Inspector or th• rnsp.ectQr,,considcrsdisclosure-ne.ccssary to 'ensurethcsafe~·ot:3ny_p~r.;~ns .. - (2) If th~ Chief Inspector-or lris_pect:pn Of aiiy oflier P'\rspns ref'\roed to In sub.;sectjon(1) discloses ooutrary to-<heprovisions'of sub-secti6n (l);a_ny su.ch ,in(onn~tion as,~(oresaid without.the c.on,cot<>fDeparttnen~ he-shall be ~Illy of• lireach of officlal lrust, and-shall be P\!nisllable,with impr.isonmentfor a tenn.whi.chmay •i<t•11ii°to.oneY,\'3,roi:with'fineor wt.thboth . .(3) No c.ourt shall proceed to tbe. trial of, any offence w1Mf this s·ection p~vious sanction-of Department ~X<;lP.t;With'llte ·9. TheChl~f,lnsll.ectoror fnspector ·sttalltreat a~.absolutely cq,nfldential Secrecy o(so.urce· tl!e-,source of any eomp!alrit bringing to his notice a.d<(fect·n:t breach. or ~n,; or co.n,plalnt provision ·ofthis Act or ,1ny ntle.sor ro@Jations macletl).e~eundbi'and.sh,ill nQt giveany intimation totbe O'Y.."ncr of'the Metalliferous 11)int! or his represent3tiye - thllt ·• Visit of !{)speclion was.made in consequence:.ot' the receip~ of such a complaint CIIAPTER-l!J Minlng,Jloatjls and·Commitlee 10·.(1) Govemmentmay,consti.tutu Metalliforo115i;{inJngl)o'1!'d.consist:ihgof- Mining Board. (a) a;petson in the service of GqW,.:n.mont. i;,.otbeing,a,Ch!eflnspector or • - ::tnInspector, 11 bominatecl:bythc ' _, C'overnmehfto , •• ict-as"Cfi,aita·,an; (b}the Chief Inspector arr.in lnsp~ctor; [c)·a·persori, not being tile Chief Inspector 01 Jnsp~cto~. nominated by Covernment; 1(d)one person notni.nated b}' ow.ue'rs of Metallif~ib~- :tnfn~s,or their rep,esentatl.~es in such,mann~r-as·may be prcsctil:ieds 'fej one person tO reprcserit th\·: l~t~~e~c: c,f mi~ers, who shall be nominated inaccortlance·wttli tl:tefollowing p~o~is'ions:- 08 t1u: SlNDlf <.OV'f.«/\ZETTE t;XT,JANUARY n2,2023 PART-IV (iJ ff there atP. On& or moi-e-c~stctt.d trade u:rJ011!)_harlng1.n the ~&gr~ate ~s members not JessUran one quarrer of the mfn-ers,the sa(d p-ersQnshall be I\Om1na;edby.such· !lade union or tradeuliiG~ In ~uch mMner as m;aybe prescribed; (U) if sub•da:use (I) fs not applic;abJe an/: there arc ORe or 1"11<><e reglste,ed trade unions hav>.ngi~ the aggregate as rnembc"' not less than 500 miners, OM of the said person• shall be no:ni~ated 1,y sui:I, trade union or trade<unions.in ·such manuer a,; maybl! prcscrrb~d ;n:d the o~h•r by Govemme111; (Jii) if.neither sub-clause(l) nbrsu!,,~ause,(1!) is-applicable, Ul•>said persons shall be gornlnatedb,:,GG~eramem, l?xp/ar,atiun:' In I.his cll(use "mltter" moaas ·n person em!}IO)'ed ,r othe1wisc Lhanin ·a position of sUpervlslon ormanag¢ment, in any cht,. MetalltrerousminesJor whicb the-Mining Boord is coMstltuted, (~) rhe Chalra\an shaJl-a~point a p~rsQn to11ctmsSe,r.retacy.to the B@rd. (3) The !iep,u;bnent tpay give dlrec~ions ~s to thE i,ay,nent of traveJ;ng expenses i11A<treilb}'thn. ~••retar:y Qr.:tny tnember of S)l!:hMining aoan:I io the p!!rfo.rmance of his dut,xasSl.l~hSecretary or memb"er. 11, (1) TheeMetafllfei;-0us-Mining11nard1nnsti•uted amde,· <ection 10 and Pot'rors of ,Co~mh\Jlr ronstit~ted ~nder,.sub-$ettion (.3)may oxeccis~ roch of the ptw= ~1ctallffcroas of o.olnspccl:(irunder this Act as it thinks necessacy er exped,enr to exerme for l\tlulu~ iluar~. tile pu.rpose ofdecld!ng or repo~DJ□POl! any matter refutted toil (21 Tr..eMetaUifci'""' MJnlngBoard apd :omrnlttee sh~IJhave.the pow.en of tile ciVjlcourt under the Code of-CMI Procedure, 1908 (V to 190!!J fur !he P1.u·pose ofenf0rtl).1g~ a-ttandm;iceofwltness:a11.d ccmpelilng tlrG-p.t"dm:tion ol .-Jo,:um,nts and moi;crfal. obj~<;t,;;n;,d e·,ory p<1rsop rcqua;ed 11)1~och MeblluferolisMining lloaril orCoimi1lt\c<)Lofumish ln(ol'matlon before ,t,-shaU be deem,:d W be legally-bound to (!o.so with \b• rn!'oninJlof section 17f/ o( lbe P~l<lstanPenal :oda rxLvof 1960): (3) l'he BMrd may constitute the CotnJ11ilteef1;l oa any ls,;ut, refa e:! tn Met.al~terousMf"es fl"!Imtilru, to time.

12. 'rhe Oopmrt.eut may dih,attbattlte oxpcnses,<1f.;,rl ingufry ,vndLcrcc Recovery ot by • Metalliforous MJuu,n Board constltoceo under ,;,cticrn !u or ~Y -0 e,:pen.se,s_ CummJ:taeappointed l,\1lderse:tion s,lnec:!orr f3j of section (1 shall be· born, i.D whote. or in Chepart bY,the otv.nerOJ' agA-ntof tlr~ MetaUiferov-s Jnfn.c tQncernC4 an.dthe '"amouitt.:SocUre-cL~d,. to be.-paiomay, on applica:ioh by L:1e Chief lns,,ocLor-ofMines.or"1'J lr.spetto,-ti, ii Judicial Maglsmite ar flrst CIM$ hal'ing jorisdicCion at the plaEe where the Meiallifer.,,usnline j; .sitiated 1>r wJlere_SLl<..'nownccor. agent Is for the time bein_g .resident~ recnvir-iir'dh_.)' che di$t~ •lid saJ,; of any 1110:vablepmpocty Within ihe lin1lls ot tl,c J~dicial Mo_g(strarejuri:allicti'onbelonglng to Sll<:howner o;-•g•n~ THE SIND\I <lOVT, GAnETTE; EXL ,IA!\IIARY 09. 2023 PAIIT• 1\1 09 RegiStnitlon of ,13. (1) EveryMetllllifer.o=mine,shall be registered with the. Chicf,liisp_ect3>r in MetallifP..J"OUS suchma,nner and on payment of suoh fe'eas may be pres,cr!lfol: tnincs. Provided that a)I Melallifero\1smines existing lrrunediately bjlfnre tl\e oommentemeril of tnis, Act ~hall be liable to be reg-,srered with the, r::hwf Jnspe°Ctor'lnsuch manner snrl on payn1entofsuch fee,as:may be p,r:~s.crib'I<).• {2) No Metalliferous a\ln• shall' be_9peratedWJ!ess.it 'b•Sobe.en r,egi:;,tore,l with the Chief IIispec:Jor. {3) If any Metallfferous 'rn[oe rs fouod work•nt witho<t•vallcl.reglsn·adon,;,~ required by t)li.,$JJh-section,the·6,vtrer, m.i,ia.geror agentof,sllch m.ioc.s'ha,11 be Lleemedto have cont~~ven~dt!,e p)"ovisioris of this section. <;H.'\PTER-IV 'f,lining'0per.ation and Ma11agemenf ofM'etalliferous Mines Notice befor~ 14·.Cl}Th• °'1,~1e,r, agent_or rnanag'er ofa MotruLifetous-min~.h.:illil11 th.e cas~ of. coq1ntenc..,,enr.enc:- propose□ lninin_g operations, noE le~s tu~,, fiftee:i days before •the ohnlning comri\cncement of such opcrationi,g!1/~ ·t,ttl,e Cliief lns1fectocno~eefa wiiting· opcration-s. in sueh forw and containfugS\lch p~rtic~fars ')li n,a.yb_e11rescribed. (i) lf ll,e-proposed qpe~.i\ions·in respeccof wh1d1notlci>is g\Venuiider su'b- ·section (1) "·"' n_o\commenced within sixty days from the:,date.-on ,vhioh tlie n-otice.. Wa.sgiyi:11,tl}e satd·notic.e,shaff be docmr,il to have e,xpjteil•cltld-ho operations-sh.altconlmenceex-(.:epL af-rera nofice,t,tl~1>e·~give!\,in aocftrdabce wlrh that sub•sectton,

15. (i) Save.~ii-maybi; o_tbeiwisepl'fs·cn1Jerl.- every r.i~taUiferous,nine~haU be M•na~ers. u11derone manager who sl1al\ hove the prescribe,l,qualifi.-~ri'nns and 'shall h;i! responsible for the control,. m.anagen1ent a~d dlr~~tian. of ,~•• Mcto.lllfero'µs mlne, and lhe- owner and agtnt of ev~ ~1~t~llilerous··rnrne shall al).j)Ofat hITn.sdf or some oth~rperson,havingsucht11t":.11tft~tloos ..to·be~ttchn;1anager~ {.2.)N<>mi11lrtg,actMty 'I~ thij np.era1ion shall ~e iillowed wlthour the tmplQy.m~ntQtqua:JlfiedJ11ti:;1iagei- a$ cc--;1u.lred Yt), u;Hl~r.$Ub-st>.ction (~) Jfany 1nlne.is fou.n.dworking wStho.ulthere·bting(a m"bnagorfor tJ1e Metalll(erous. mi/>" •~_}•ijl!lred I;~. s1c1,b·s.~~tio'll,s (1~ and fl.), th~ 0•.Ntterand agent shall_eath.\je-deem¢ :obave couif.ivene'il lheptovision; of tl)is,;,e¢tfon-. Dutles.and l6. [l.) Tho,owner, age.nLarrd nran~ger of every Mel:.illlfero,tsmine shall \le r~;popi;rbllitl~s uf tes~ouslb!e thal -.:111 (1-penttionsC?1rrlcd_on In cori.11ecti6n l' tber-eWil.h;nr.e- ownet.s, agents conducted1n acc;ordance \V,th me prtJvi~fonof ttH:.Ac~,U1c·reg,113tions.n.dcs and n1anagers; andbye•taw~and aa:Yordersmadether~under. • (2) In tbe evi>ncofanyconu:aventi<in of.iny such pr(iv!'sions'hy--lrnyp:erson wbo.msoev.er, of Lhe,MetaUif~mus mine shall the...ownev,:is,e-nt;rnd man:::1ger ~achbe decm:dalso.to b~ gutlty of suchcontraventionunh:ss-be-r,r"-ve~:t11~the had taken _allreasonable means, by publishing ..u\d to tba besl of his- pcw,er enforcingthosepro\llslonsto pi:cvent-such contrnveotion: JO Tllf. S)Nl)H GOVT. GAZE:'TT1t•;xT. JANUARY (19,wi.J .l'ART- l·V Provided.that the owner or agent shall nGtlie so deemed if he.proves. fa) that he was not in the habit of taking and did nor in respect of the 0 matter in question ta.kcany part in the management oftheJ"!l~n.e; (b) ~•t qe bad made all tlfo fin,ancial~nc\ ot\,er provision< necessary to enablethe·managerto carry ~Uthlsdutles; and (c) that the offence was-committed without his knowledge, c.onse~t or • c(:iniiiv.a-nce. (3) Save as t,crcinbefore provided, It sh•ll not be a defence in any 13roceedlng·\>roughtag'!inst an. owner ul' ageiit "of a MetalliferoUS'mine ui:der t!Jjs section that a manager of the Metalliferous mine.has been appointed in accordance with the,provisions oBhis Act f4l.The,c'!liiioycrshall.e,w,re tl1~t.- (aJ alleq,uate traininll ~d retraining progrlimmes lllld C())l)prohen.sible lnstiucuons are:provjded for workers.tt no cost to ihem, on.satety and health=tters·.as ,vell M OJ!· the wo,k assigned; (b) in-accor&nce with national laws and regulations, adequate supervision -""'1conlrOI"<ep1ovided:on.c-.chshlf\ to ,ccure the safo opq:,;!ionofthe min~; (c)" system "is eslablishea so that the .names of 1!11persoos :,vho are l,;.(S(lbe accucat~ly\DCVO) a_taD.'tt~me, as:wen ,. wtdc:-rgruwlll as thek probablelO"C11tion; • (°a)sll accitlents and dangerousoccUl'Jen~s.as. demtedb}'._n~tiottal laws q:r }«&•l•lioru;.ore'''ir,,•estigatcd, anti •W,roptiate~•~iaJ action is_take}? 'jmd ~,,(e)ca..rep_ort,as spec;{liea•b;y,,na1Jo.oai laws.and rcgul~tioos, is !nllde,to the • CQ~authority on accidentsanddan~elousocowrcnccs. (5) On the· basis• of general principl,es of eccupational heafth and ln ar.r.orllancewith-nationai laws and regutadons, die-employer shall. ~nsure tho provision of regular ne:ilfu surveill(!llce ohyprkers-expose_d tll occµpatjonal health hazards spei:ltlc tomlnio~ ~ J6) WheneV:et,tw6or more emplo:(ers)md~r.takeJctfVilieSCctt t(ie s~me mine, the employer in,cllarge-of the mll\e sl\all c_oordinatdbe implementation of all measures concerningthe- safety and "nealtli-ofworkers and shall be held primarily responsibleofor the·s:i'rety of the operations. Tbis .shall not relieve indivtdual employer:; ftom. respomibnttr· for the im.plenl.Gnt:atio.nof n.tl measures coneeming-the s~fetyand h~ltb of tli•irworkers, j II THE SINDlf GOVT. GAZET'.P~~ f-XT. ,JANUARY 09:21123 l'AKT- Iv CJ{API'ER·V Provisions to'the health and safety

17. There shall be provided andma!Jita,!nedfor evc,f Metalliferous min.• Conservallcy. latrine and urinal atcpmlilodation of such kind on sucn sc.a)e,and suchsum>iy of.water fitfor drinking, as-may J,e.wescnoe<f,

18. At e,let"/ Metalliferous rotne whi:=:reio mo1:ethan..one huodryd p_ct:sons- ~.r.a o.rdlnarilyemploy-eel;a canteen of such standard•as may be prescriqed shall be provided for th• use·of persons ~mployed therein. 19. there. shall be pn,,vic,lc<l. for use of pci:sons wor-Jdng and -1nai11taipc:d a'oovegro.undin.a Meta,Ui(erousmine, during intervals of.r-est,shelters ofsuoh· st,,n<lard . •· . ,. and on sueh scale as may be ' prescrilied . . z'o. At every Mel•l[i{erous-mine; suet> supiJ!y of str'ctchers mcl qf spLint, Me<li.ml bandage~ and other medical requii"ements'~s ma;, be g,restribu«, shall be kepr Applfances,. reaay at han,d·in a convenientJ)lace art<(in goodlµ,dserviceable order. 21. .may,by notification in tt,~ 'FirSt•aidCOQmS. At every mine in·rCspcc:tof which Oep.;;·r:tmem official gazette. declare thJssedivu lv aµpty, there sha,flbeprovtaed first ilid_ rQoll!_S of suc"!l,size1 with.sue(\ eqvip_m\"'t.and In charge ·of suclj ~e<llcal and nursing.~faff~smay be Pr@Z<;ri.hed

22. (1) If, i1.-anyYespectwhen is not provided against by .any.cxpreso.provislo)l PoW<!tsOr of this Acto, the regulations, rules.or l)ye-lawsor any orders made tliereund<i'r, rli.spe~ors when it appears to the Gh\ef lnsp.ect9r or ll}spectot th~t-any metall!,ferousmine,,,or cau.scs·otdanger any p.art-th,ereofor;any matter. thing or p~ctiC.a in,or c6nn'e.ctedwid1 ttie1ntQe~ uote,q>r~sly provided against or,. wi!i, the contno·i mana)lcmcnf pt dlrb(tion ther~or, ls dangerous to eldit or when 6uman life, health or safety, or defective so to threacen,·or cettd to, the bodily employment of lniur::vof,,ny person, he may give n6tice ln writing thereof to the.owner,-age11t pel"$on is or manaijer of the met~Uifrit·our;mine and .,.,shaUstate in the_ notice. the dangerous. par.ticularsin which h~ consi.4ers i11metalliferous mine, or nart thereof, or tn~. ~e daqgerous.c,>rtlt!-lecli:ve.a11a matter., tWng·or praCtice#.t<) r~qutre th~ same.to· be teiaedied \\1thin sgchtime as lfe m~J\•pedl'y in the·nolice. (2) Wi~hout,J)rejudic~to the. gencr;alityof the provisions c.ontalned-!ns~b- sectiol'i f1), ~l~ Chief Inspector or lnspector may, in ~y ar~a l~ '.vhjch. Department mar by;nqtification iii the, Official·(laze•tte,declares tliatJhis sub- section,applies, otder.ia writing addressed t'o the.owner; a)lent or'll)anager of Merailffeto\1,; m lhr+- - • • ' ' (a) J!rohibit the extraction .,;. r.edurnon o'f !!•~~ts in any M_rt or th9 Meta.ll(ferousmine if, In his opinion, such operation js likely Lu,aus~ the crushing ofpilla.s or the premature collapse ofany-pa:rt of the workings or otherwise endanger the Metalliforousmine, or ff. in his opinion adequate pto~tston .agalnst the outbre~k of .fire or floo4ing 1\•~not Ileen maae by providfngfor s.ealingoff and isolatioµ of tbo P."/1' .Of tb,i' Metalllferpu;;. mine 10 which such ope'.rati6n LS contem_plated.rod fortes.trictlng_the.atea· that miglit be·affected, by a fire orflooding; a'nd J2 'l'HE SlNJ)tl .Gl'IVT,CiAZ[\[Tjs t;;lfL ,IANII ARY 09. 2023 !'ART- FY Visions of sBb-sections (4}, (S). (6) ·,rnd.(7J shalfapp)y .tO an (o) th'e,))TO order ,nado under .d,Jl;s,u!.Ne¢rumJ, tbel! •rply tq an ordec m'ade under sub-section (3). "' b,~halt by &<tl<'i,ta\ (3) ,U,the Chier his2ectoi; pr 11)~p~~io~·author'4.etiln.lllis, or special or9er in writing, and 1l1e,Chiel' WlJ~~to}-is of ~p,inio7. th"! rhe(e :iS urgc-ntand i:O,mediatedanger t!) the llf~, h~a'ith or safefy OJ (ny pefs6n t:iuJiloyedh),any l'-~e.tallifornu~lhlij,e: o.t Bf\l"t)tcr;:of, he "'"Y• by •n ordoj• ii) writing coilhihlng,acstatcim:nt,,.of Lh!"grotµ,igsof.bis oE}inion,prohibit until the rl•nger-is temoveq, the-~mplo1'1llent in or about fue met,,lJiJ~ro_usmi~• or eart ~thereof;,~myper,son wherco empJoyme.nt.is not in his-1opinion reasonably •n~s,l\;y-f~r ll,evur~os,; ofr~mp~!n~-~1epanger, • (4) Where"' or,far has heen ·made Ut1~el'sub-section [3) by·an lnsp~ctor, the o•Nn¢f'i~ent or maq,ag~rof th0.1J1Ct~liferous mtne may, :~it.h.fu ten da:lfi. -afterihe·reU!_;ipt ef ,th~order.,app,!',l.~.;ag~lm:·i tl.1c~ame to die Chi§f~n,~~ci::torOf Min.eswha mn conJ'irn,,wodlfy.or ca!'c,.eUhe<ir,,ler. (5) Jh!' Chlef 1n1;pectoror ~sp~tlor rn~1ti~!l:•rc4JJisit:Jonunder~~b•sectipn {1);Gr ~i ~tt!cr' u?der-secti~"t:.f al\d·the'•CliiM1rispe<;.toi,ma kin&,an order (Rt1,erthl!.11:':an ordec of can'c.~lla:ion)in' appeal under s~b·•ectfou f4) shall forthw{thre'p'oitLhe.saihe to Depa:rtrrienta1iclshall Inform th.eowner. aienc-or 1nana8'erof lhe-.rnetalliferous--mjne thatsuc,hrep0rthas-been somade; ('P)lf'thf! own&, a~gentoi:-:mllnager of rh~rMP.talliforous· mine 'ObjectSco a t~(luisition ma:de"1mdersub.:5:,f!cti'on (tJ or to an order Jll9-d.C-~y tltc Ghief Inspector under sul)--section(3), or suo-sectlol'b(lf), he ma,, wftllin Menty <lay"' ~r-;hc reccip,ofthe no tree contili,;n&th~ ,·eqtjisJtio;\ofthe order or<afte~:h~ of the ile~ision !Irth UJlpi>2l.as.ti\~ ""-~·-y be sehdhis-ohrection in <¾.ti:,, ~ritjng-,staringlhe gt·,oun~·:,there"''csf, to DepwtfuC:ntfWhkh-slra'.Jrefertbe·snme to a CommiFteC!. ~ (7) Every rasuJsiti<1nmail'eunoer SMb--scctign,(l),or order made'1lllder sub• section (3) or snb-section (4) ro wbir.h obje.<:tinni<--made1,odersu.h-sectlon (6). shall be colnpli~d with µending th.c rc-tciptatthc mine oftheo.eclsion oflhe Commtnee. Provlded thapbe' eom.mi~e l'nay;ol).the.anplication 6f,the owne,,, agent or !llR□ ager, suspend the opera\fon of.;, roqyis!tlli>n undee .sub-section (l.) pendingl~ dcdston.onthe 0-bj~ctipn (8) Nothing Jn Lltissetlioa shall affoct tlle powe,~_of Distdct l(dministrat:on under section 144 of the Co,deCrlminalProcedure, 1.8-98[5 of 1898). ·23. th) Wn,mever there o,c:Curffil.Ota~_ou,tpmine• Noticeto tie gi\'en ~facdtl,,-nts..; (a) an acciMnrcausin~Joss oflife ocserfous bodlJyini'lry; or (b) il.l ao.;identalaxplosron,tgnitiQ_n,outbreak of fire or ~rupti<tn.or inr.ush6rwal:Jiror other liqufd m~tt"er,or (c;)an-lnt1UJ< orinf1:pn1nable. n6ltlous gqses Qr dusteniissiim. (d) a ,breakage oi ropes, -chai11sor -0tlier,Jlellr by which persons or 1nat~1fals are,lowei:ed,orr~lsedin a shaft orao iD:eline;or 13 THESJNl>I-I C.OVT, GA't,1-~TTE:EX'[..IANUAIN 0'J.l023 l'c\13,T - IV (c) on over-winding of cages or other means ottor\veya,,c• il:,.,cy shaft wJille persons or .mitenmare befngfoviered ot raised; ot (0 an dectrlcc shqtlc or burn r-,rusca b~ contact wilh a conductor tarrying tnore than 25 vvJts; or (gj subsid~nce oi• land Slidi~gin the minsng aFea;or (hj·"".l' othel'°accidenl that m,y be prtsr.ribed, the owner, ageut or the m-1.H(ige~o( theMeLalUerousmtn(?shall giv.e41odce p"fbhe.oc.cuncnce to such a1,Utorities, in such fo,rrn anil witl/Jll such titpl; as i:rlajlb" prescrlbcd; (2) Whore a n<>li~egiven under sub-~ec1:ion (1) r~lates to 311.a•~cident eaasing loss oflife rJ,e insp~~r(>rsball make, ht, where tlie aut401ity r~ce1ving the nos;;-cei,s·one oih~•f ~a-n the Ja:;-p~c.tcn-; that authority ~hall r.ausc the.. Inspector to make, •n inquifY iiltoi·the 'ctcurrcric-e as early as possible on 1nat:iimrecei\led otherwise-. receipt of-sl-i¢hnotiCeor on lr:rfor1 (3) When -an •celriffnt causing loss of life occurs, the·p\ac:e of acc1deut sb1lli not be cJ.isturbed or tamperc;dwtf:bforthveft-ch:ardays from ~he dai:~of suCh acddent unlessthe.hJspectQrh~ earlltr in~JJ:::c':ed it or .~ve1,1 int.iroatiO,n _shatit ~snot Rropo,ed to 111<(l<e.aainqu,ty: Pfovided that the plaae of a'ccicjentmai be disturbed if il is n~cessaty-for securing the-safet)I of the ini~e'or the persons ernployed therein, subject to the foU.oyflngconditions, (_a)the decision that It!, notc~sar)!to distu,b th<>-placomust be t:1,-ke1vby the.manag~.r: (p) the <li::;lu1 ttot prejudicesubsc£1uentin\'estigation; \iaa,Le mJJ.S.I:' (c) tl:e WQrktcr$'rei,resen<ativ• must have reas\mable opportunity h.1 Inspect ci1c-plaeeiflic wishes, (,d)an accur.l.te plan must l::iomad>;!:,. made avaUabl~ to :ihd copiesthe-:reof Lhe·losp.ecror and the wotk(:r.$'repr.escnt~tfvc;and (e}e.,erything whlch is r•i~vant to the a«;icl,nt must be ptes~ivetl as far ill tltc OOl1d1tion in ~Yhichit Wa!I at the nttle of tho a,s poS:S.lble, accident {4) 1'ho Depruttoent may, bynotification in the OfficialGaiette, dir,ecl that I ,_ccidents other than tho~c speclf\ed h\ sub-section (1) wblrh cause bodily injuryresultingtn the enforced abs•rn:e fium work of lbe pers911Jnjuro~ for a perind excee.ding forty-eighl hour-', sh:tll be em~re,d [n " l egistcr ih {he prescribed form shall b<.>st1bj•ctto tbaprovislo1\s of sub-s-0ction (1). (5) A copyo.ftj,e enrrles in the regi,ter re:etred-to-in sub-section (4-Jsh311 be $ent by the v..yfier_,agcµl or manager of the Metallifero11-strtlne, w1thln fourteen days after the 30th day nf tun• "'"l tT,e3htday of Occemb~t in ~••h year to 1~" f;hieflnspectol'. (6} In taking_preventlve-and protcctive•measu,es, tile emplpyershalJ as~ess tho rislund doal v,iL'1<tin ti\• f~llov/lngot'('lernf_priority;- (•l cl!mbate1:h4'.1isk; lh) conlrol i.l,e risk aqoww:

14. TH£ s1N1>HllovT. c"AzKrn: .Exr,JANUARYo9.2023 IMR'f-lV (c),minitnize the'risR' by rri,!Oa'ns that iticl~d,Lthlf design of safe wo'r!t syster,,s; an·d (d) in sf) f~r as the ris:k rcmai1J1s,·provide "for tl1e use of :personal • ' protectiye equiptnel)t, 'having rt;gard to what is reasonable, practicable and feasible, and to.good practice.and the exeicise·of due diligence. f7) The ..Employ~r. shall take all ,H~CQssar1· tneasurcs, to eliminate or 'minimize the _iiSkst.6 safej.'.y~net healtD inminw and~r their co,ntrol, ~nd in particular - (~) ensure that t-he mine..,is designed, co.ns~ructed and provide<!•.wil'h ~lecq-!cal, mecbant<:al and· other equipment. Jncludlng a communicat\on sy,ste;n. to provide c,ondilionsfor safe operation and ~ hea]t1'!Y working e-nvironri1enti (b) ensure that tlle mine is c6mtnissione<I,ope1pted, rnalnt?,ined ;iqd decommissioned.in such a.way that w6rk&rs ~n perlomJ t:1:,e.'w():rfi as~ignCd.Cothem wn:liouteQ'ffangering-theirsafety an·Qhealth ortlrnt ofotbcr persons:. ' • (c) take .steps 10 ma;ntain rh·estability· o'ftile gr-0und in areas to which p,ersons hav.c-access in the context Of th,eirwork; (d:J wn~neverpracti.qlble, provldj,, from every undergr9,un<\workplace, two exit,s,ea:chof \vliich is oonnected tp s~)>aratemean,; of egre.ss l:n the surface;- (e) ensure the monlto'rirtg..as.sessment and regular 'insp~ctron ,of th,e working environment to Identify the various hazards to which the worlcers may be exposed.and to assess their. level o[expos.~; (f) ensure adequate ventilation for an ui,derground workings to which accessis pet'mifted; (g) In respect' of Y.(messusc.eptiblo to particular hazards; draw up and • implerne11tat1 operating plan all'd·proceduresto ensu.rC-·jl•safe system of work anti the pr9t~tion oftvorkers; (hJ take m~asure~ aria precautions •P.eropriate to ttie narure of a ":iac <>P.eratlon to.prevent.,detect and tom bat th,estar.t and spread o[ tir.<;s. and explosions; and (i) ensure that when there is serious dan,gor to IJJ•safol:)'~ridhealth of workers, operations-shall be swpµt:d and worker.s arc cv.:m.t3'~dto a. safe ioeation. (8) The emploY,ershall prepare an emergent)' respolfs~ plan, speci Re•to each mine, for r,a·so'nablyfofese~abknatural disasters. (9)Wl\e~e workers.are e:,posed-to pbysital, chemical or btologic.jl hazards thc,employet'shall - {.i) infOrm the worke~s._in a com}l~~hensrb!c m~nner, of the ha~t(ls . assocta(~d witit tl•~lr wo,~. the health ruk, mvQ!vedand rele,ant preventi•J'e and protective measures; J5 TIit $!ND!(GOVT,{jAZErn: FXT,.JANUARY 09.20n PABI·IY Jb) .take appropriate m:~~~'u'l"e·s to eliminate or mlntmize th~ ris,ks Tesultitigfrom ex~osure.to-thosehazards; (c] where· a\!,equatc pr.o.tettiQ),ae:,ins.t cisk of accident•or injtn:Y to be~lthjnduairig ·~~-posurcto ~~erse c:onditions·cannot be en·sul;'J~a by o'tO~rmea~s. provide and maintain at no .cost to tlle worker suitable protective equlpmen~ clothing as necessary and ,olh•r faoilitlesdefined byr,~l:ionallaws or reguJatJ'ons;al\d (d) provide workers. who have suffered from·an inJucy or, illness at tite • w~okplac1>with first ai'd, approv.rfate transportation from tlte ;,iO}·kplac;e and a'ccessto appropriate mecJiklfac.ilities,.

24. (1) Where.any ~rson einployed"in a meta:llifei->~IJS mint contracts. or ts Noticeof believed to liave c;pntraded any dlsease mentioned und'er s~ction 27 a:s an occupational occupati.0~1ar ~<:a1·e pec·u,liari~a·nymining operatiQnthe owne·r,a~ent Orthe _ ~ls~s~s. m"!'_agerof ths, IT)eialllferousmine, ,is tbe·cas• may l>e,slrall send no.ticethereof fo tl)e Chief Inspector aqd to-juch -0ther authorities, in such-form and within. .. su·cb'time.asn,-aybe -prescribed. (2) :fhe Chie_f.lnspectormay di.e(;\ thh,iecU,;al Inspector to inve'stlgate Into the matter ,yithtn such time as :sve.clfied lii the order or lie may make ~equlsltlon to• the health authorities ·of tlie dtstrict coru;erned to -provid• t.he services .of •such_medical practitioners and laboratory o, x·ray· facllltles if ri,qulred on. such tenns and wntlitions -as-he th1aks.flt to assist tlie Medical inspector for the purpose of this sectio_n.within such time as specified fn the .r~quisitiohliy the Chfeflnspector. m If tl-)eChief Ins~ee1;or,and Med/.calnspector:has rea~on co believe that .anY,·employeeworking,in or at the Metllllferous-mlne·has contracted a disease notified under s.lib-section·(1) .or disease contracted as a result' of working fn or at the J4etalliierous.mine in risky envi_ronmen1,the Chief Inspector or "Medical lnspe~or, may refertha( employee:to.·anyGovernment hospital or to any other repute.d medical centre 0or medical specialist not in the control of (iov9rnmen1, for necessary medical checkup and op\nion for further •1nves;tigationan·d treatmentif deem necessary. :zs. If Meillc:al.Jnspectoior medical specialist attends a person whoisor has Report by~f~di~. ·bee.aemployed in.Mel!alliferousmine and who I•ons beU~vedby the-l(le~ic:al Inspector, Inspector or mcdlcaj spc!Cia_llst"to·be su_fl'erlngfrom any •dis•~•• ndtifi~d un<t.er section 27, or disease resulted from working in risky envlronmenLor wbenevl1r the MedicalInspector suspects that any-person medically examined or treated by him.or mOlllcaJspeci..USMssuffering'from disease·or·diseases listed under,. section 27, the Med1c;alInspector shall without delay forthwith-0ommunicate to fhe;Chjet'1!15~-cxor hil.~ndlngs attlf~ e,amln~tfon, anc1~·.Qn.d~mand by the €blei fitsP.ectorfurnfsh such further'tnforniation atJils.dtsposal In regard -to the examinationOrthe'health of ~uch persoo dis the Chief Inspector lllay require stat:ingthereh1- [a] tlienamc and addtess of the patient; 16 THE."SINDI-I GOVT. GAZElTE l'i/P, ,JANIIARY 119.l\123 l'ARJ- JY [bl moolcy,1checlruJ) repor, d,ily slg11ed and ,-:ampe,l ~)I ll;e Jluysici<111 lllhOf\M m.r.dicaUyexamined lhep~ti~m; (c) lh> direase fr~m whirh the. poti<int ~'pr·~ believed ~ he. 5ufferln;;: ar,d (d)the name and addcess of the 1:ilno, the name )!,id atld,1$5 -0f the ov,ner, agent or- matLagoro.f the min~ in. which the 1>atient was la5t empioye,l. 2(.>~(19 \A/here the veport subm1Lle~lwu.ict1 St:tlion 2,S is confinitt.'ll lo the Cas~ofmedicaJ of the Chief infp~ctof •thrnagh certlf1cate·issue.ctby M~dical ~amtnatio1:,amt ~ar:isfactiOn- I~spector o~ oi" medic$\ specialise that the employee js ~uffering from " ~l~ofmedioai dise~se or d1se-ase-s by or Ml eX-pe-nscs. notlfie.dundc::tsection 2'i.,tltece-xpcns.csincur.r.ed' uelialf of the patientsufferin1, fll)m occl>patiorial dt~ease and the. cost to l<ec•p ffie employee under ous.orvatio.11ifadvised qyt!ie physlctar, shall ~a-recoverlftl from the mine owners, .(2) The. Qhi~f lnspef,t.o~ if so adv!sed by 1he Medical Inspect-Or nr l)y Uic med.itals_peda\jstln.iwric:ing.he may dire.4 t!i~owner. age..ntormanager cf tht- Meta!lilerous mine to ~hlft for any specified pe1'iod a per,;on who has contracted an occup,ational ~seas~ to such workfng_plate where 11,.,reis lessw .oo danger of aggr.lVftron nf tl\e disease.

27. The :ollowtng -shall be ~he i,'cc:upalliil1aldis¢a1es .for "'orl<crs worl.ing_ in Occupational thti-l-1-ett.llif~ro1\smines~- dlsca:;11!.-:. (aJ p1ml1rtoconlosis; '.blcarcinoma of the hn1~s: [c) nysfa,:mus; (d) dermatitis: (e) ~eatstroke; (f} rarboninoliox,de poising: [gj'\6'ss ofhea11ngactlil'.,(; (h) ruberttulos~; (il unmel workers a11emia; U] tetanus; 0<}sll\~ol:fs; (lj 'tuusco'lo-~ioldl,d~•'-and LmJany o,h~, d!sea.se •; \nay o.enotific<l b:,: Do;,actment• frc)JTl Lim~ to rlme. 1!.8, Tbe Medleill Lnsp~ttOr ,hal.~ i1tbjes:t to (90 prov/siOn~ ot O,l~ Act, on Certificate or 1t-iuess/ti1r't1 --appl(carton m·at11.: In thi.iprt.!Sc1iQcd mu.n:n·e.r hy.~ny emplr))'P.g.or uwner, ~Cltt mc_d.fc.'JI Qr in1.1nnger Who t.ntencfs.t.U employ a vt-1:son ~:) p,er{ormrlf.1:worlm a Dlln~. e.xap1illJ'll,i1m wlm is r-Oliµ possesslen c>fa val!~ cerllficat,;, uf fifn.es,, 11.1cd1c.1l:,: examlnc in manner :ashe deem fi.t.qntl 1$-~.Ue to such -pe~on a c'e.,ottcnlt->Of fltueS!lin thi,; pr.escril,,;,u form. The own<>r,•~JJlt Jt m3.1Jg•r shall pJ•ollfde all ~int(S of (acllitieS to c~rrv ou1.sucti rn,.:d~tal<l~m1nntion to detcrmjne the til nt:!ssol w(fr-kcron.s.uch-date, Clme·anfl_piacofixed by the Cinei~JJls_p~ ..:,ttornf Mlhc.!.Shuth or ~iedlcal Inspector. 17 TIIE SINDH GOY:r, C.AZ.R'tfF: 6X1',JANUARY 09. 2023 PART - IV

29. (1) Every Pl!fS0-Pwho perfgrms work [n .or aboti; ih~ Metalliferous ,rune Periodical be medically exahlined it su'c!1ititerv::tls rene\-\lai \\t~1et)lerabcv.eor below grouud ~l\::111 of as may be dctermln~d.liy.th, Cbicfln$ptcror. medtcai > • ce1•tificatc! or • (Z)No person sh•ll (ie niloWe.dco onto,· into a Metalltfei-ous ,nine for fi'mess. µuq\oi;~ o:workor en,ploymcul fr. a m!nz unless he Is 1l11)''5,e$slonof ni_e,:ti:~I fitness certlllcate issued by the Medi~ inSpoctor or registered m~k~: prartitioncr.

30. (!} Wue~ any aqdcfental eX)>losion. ignition, outbreak·offire or frr»ption of Power of wa.;eror other accident h.asocCun·o-d in or .ab,:oul 90J metalHferot.Js mine. the Depa1·tmon.t to Oepa.ronP.nt" uf, zma appoint court-Of if it is of the oplnioh th.it-a fotmal ,inquily lntb tti~ ;;:allSt:s drcull\stancc$ attending, the accldenl ought to bt!: h'l:ld, !llay appoint a inquity iu case's of co_mpeLenl,pers'on to liold. such inquiry, and ma}' also. appoint-any i\'erson or accraents. persons possessing legal er special knowleage to~ct as ass~ssor or assessors in holding the inquiry. (2J 'fhe person-zppointed t.i;ihola •ny such in.<1,iiry ail the powe, ,hall hav<> or a C::ivilCoUrt un-der the Code 1>fCivil l'rocJdul e,·J.903 [V ofi ',!!l:6),fo:· the pm,?_ost:or enfofcing the att-end3nccQf Witne~ses and comµ-elling the; product:on -of docuD)entsand material objects, aud every person require-cl by sucfi persQn as, nforesaid to furnish any .informaeon shall bo ~emell to be legally bound to 09 ~o witbJn.ilie·rn•;,ning of section 176 of the l'akistaa ,Penal Code{40 ofJ.860). '(3}A person.holling an jnqurry uoctet this~eCR~nii1ayer.eJcise suc/1of UJe powers-'Jhn lr.spectoruuder this Act'asiremaythtnRitn~.c~ss~ryo~ e~)iedient to oxerclse.for the-purposes oftbe inquiry, (1) Ihe per.son holliing an inquhy under ttiJs seca.on snail m*e ~ rep·o1·tro. Dep~rlnient:rutlng the ·causes o: the «ccldent-and its clrcmnston~. and adding any 01ise1:v~ti0nwhich he or aoy of tlia assessor.<may thiakfit to.make, ;,1. The D•p~rtmentm;,y.cmrse any report S\lQrnitted.by~-commifl_eeunder Puuncattoru of sub·scction.(3) ofsectioll' n ~ml shall cause every-repottsubm;l:tedby a court reports. Minquiry under sectiorf3.0 to.be1,ubfished at such time and inc,;ucliJ:ru(hneca·s ft :nay rh[nklit CIIAP'l'ER·Vf lf.,u,,s and 0Ll!hlt'ntion 6f Employmi,ot Ji. Nq person shall he allowed ti, work il, ;,;.f{eta-llil'orv"sm1ni, on more Weekly dayof than six cays in any OJ\eweelc rt.:st. a.:,.:{,!)A po•~on eurploy~d above ground in a tnetalllf~rcu.sm'in'es_hallnot be 'Hdurs o.fwork aJtowed.l:) ,~ork (or-more. th~n forty-eight hours in any we'ek or fnr more.t.1.an ahovP.gt'Ound. eight hours 1n ;111yd'!)', . [~J,The j)cri9ds ofwo,:k of ,ny such.person sh,.11.:bcso arnng~d that. aloni;: wtlh _hismtervafi, rnr rest, they shall nor !n ,rny_.d~ysp,.,_ad uver more than twelve hours,and thnt ttc shalJllot work-lll'r more than six boLlrsbefore'he has hnd an lntervaj..forres~ uf.atJeasthalf an hour. ' (3) Peq.:unsbeJongiag to LWv cr.111ore.1·c-l..i~ shan not be aflowed to dn wc>rk-otthe.fameJdnd abo'ye nrou.ndat fr.e-s:i:o~-mom.ent: ~ HIESINIJH GO:VT, GAZ.ETTE l;:XT. JANUARY 091 2023 l!ART -lV Provfded that for the l>\ll'.Poses-ofthis rnbse.ctioo persons shaU not be. .d~emca to bc!ong fo sop11raterelays,by rea;o.n only ofth9 fact th>J tliey reC.!i!i~• ~eirint"eJy3fafor re-sfat different ttmes. ~4. (1) A perl<onemployed helnw eround In a Mo!alliferous mine~hall not be Hours of work allowed-to work for more thn.ne.i-ghtholll's.ln :my day. h~Towtro_uh~ • (Z) Work of i:he simie l<ind ~~all not b~ earned on b~)ow grourra in an>/ Metallifero!,ISmiqe for a period spreading over tjlan eight h9u,s ill' any day .cxccP,t·by.a· system of ·relays so ~rrang•d that the perioils of work for e,-ch relays are not spread ov~nuo:-ethan eigfit hours. (:i) No gerson -emp16ye,dIn a ·mine·shall be ,µlow~d til he in'any pattof the 1,iinebelow th~ g£Ouml·exc.e1>t aurliig thiipericil's of work shown•in respect of ~tm in.the regist~r kcptundersul,·sectlon (lj of section 46. ~S. Wbere a wo.rker works in a relay whose periocl of work eiterid's_ov_er Speciall'rovlslon .miilnigl,t the.e.usuing.'dayfor him sh-,11!,c,deeni.ed to be the pct1od oftwenty- for ntghtrelays. four hours beginnil)g at ine end. of·tl,e perioil b[wor.<C°fixed for the,relq:y, ~ml hours Hefias work~.d'~lte, i:nidnfghtshall,be oo.uhtedtowards i:jiepre,ious day.

36. Ho pcrso11shall be. aTiowed to wQtk in a M-etaUlf~ro11ssmine .who bas· Pl'Ohibitiob of ,alreadybeen working In any other mine wiiliin Urnµr~ctrdingtweJ\(ebour$, eroplo}'mcnrof ce'rtaln persons; •37. (lj 'J:he ma~ager of every Metalli,fo:rousl)Jine shall cause to be. posted NotiC:e~gari.Hng outside the ·officeof.the mine a notice.in the pre·scabed form statingtl\etime of hour}orWor~. the •commcv.cementaml'of the,en<l..ofJAlOrk at the min~,it\P, 'jf ids ~rqposed ti workby•a system of;rclays the tlme·:ofthe e:o\llmcnc~.m•,n"'a°'do(the end ci( \v'otl<for eath relay$, The notice shall al:;o St1i_ite 'tbe tiine of the commencement and of tlle er:d of the ifitervaJs·for res\-fixed for persons employed above ·groona. A copy of Mch such notice shall be sent to thecChiefInspector, if he so • ~ 1 .{equlres. (~) Where it is proposea to make any alt.,ra\.i.onin. the tlme fixed for the ,;,miii.to<;P.TAP.ti't or for \he ~riclof work in t~e_Mefalllfero.usmine•gen·eralll(,-Or ror any rclay._oi·in$~ reSt-i'nterv.:a\s.fixed for persons en.tployed-abovegronnrl .an amended notlce tn the prescribed.form shall be jJosted outside the olfice of the lnlne not less than sev~.ndavs before the ci)ange is-made, a:nda copx.of s.uch n9tice shall be seil,l'to Chief ti1spector .not less thali ·s.evcn days b'efore $u;ch -.clj~nge, • (3) ·No person shall be· allowed to work ln,a metalliferous. mine otherwise than in acrordaMe Mtll the notice reguirea by sub-section (1). 38,.(1) No lvoonanshall be allqvi~ to work in a iiih\c bcfwcen the·hours of7 P. Employment ot M.and 6 A.M. ' women. (Z) The provisions ·of this section shall not apply to wome~ who· do not perform manual work and.are - (a:1holding P<J;:>it}~.mS of manage_rialOttechllic~I cliaracter;.or (b) cmploxei::lin he;1'ltfiin~ welfare seivicri~ r 19 'l'HJ,Sf-Nl>H GOVT. GAZ~~l'fE EXT,IANIJA'RV 09. to2;3 !'ART- rv 36, sub-;~ction (-3J of section Supervising 39. ,othing in section ·33, section :l4f sect:1011 37, or in section 38 shall apply to persons w.tiomaj by rgles be defined to be ,,staff; persons•lJ.QJdfng r.esponsib!e. poSlticmo( hum.i1a:erfa( ·or tc-chnk.alc~~i:a.cter. or employed in health and welfare servi,;es or employed in- any conlidcntial capacity.

40. (1) In case of an emergency involving s,rious risk to tlie safety of the. E,coni11tlon from {'a-e~lliferousmine or of pet"$olise~p~~ed th_~r.ein or in ✓case of. an..~ccJde1)t-pf'ovi'sion.s whether aotu,I or ~pp,ehended, or in caseof any ut,gent work to b~ .done t.o 1"!:•r>ling l)lachlne.cy,plant, equipment ofthe Metallffeto\lsmine as a resi.µt,ofb\'eakdown ~mp~oJ(lllent of.,;uch machiner/. plal'lt or eq11lpro,e.nthe .manager may, ·subject to the provjs:io..ris of s,ect'.iou 22, pet.rnit person~ t9 be emplQyed1.n,ontraventiou of sections 32,}3, 34 and section ·36 and sub-sectton (2) of ~••<ion 34 .onsucb work as may,be necessary to protect chEcsa'fet>/ of the lllille or of rh~_persor\.<' .employedtlrerein: Provided that in cas.eof a1tyurgent work to be done,o machiner/, plant or equip_mentunder this se.ctio_n, ~he manager may lllke ·action perlJlitted by -this Act, althougp the pr{>du,;ti(mof minenl w~uld ther.eby be inddont:ally affected. Any-·acl!ion,/o taken sh,aJJnot ,exceed the limits n~cossacy for the p.urp.oseof av:aflingserious iuti::rference wfth the ordinary-Working oftlrc rtiine~ (2) Eveiy actfou 11ken_hy Jhe, manager under sub,seclion (1} shall iln)nediately be recorC:ed by him r,;,getber with' tJ,, circumstances ·relattn,g _thereto ~•ii a 'l'&p.ortl\oreof shall also be made to !he 'Cftief Jusi,cct.or or lnspectorconce111e(.f. (3) When as-a,result to. grant of an- exemption to ·any Me'tallffe,r,ou;,:ninc froD) the provisions of section az:.an),'~er.son employe'dtJ:,erefnIs_de~li•~d Qf any of the w¢cldy days of,,est, he-sball b,e ~llowed withi-ntwo rnoni;lisfrom the a:awoifwhiclt~e •v~l{ljr-dayof rest was due, compensacory days of,rost equal in nurnb-erto the day~ 6f rest of which he fi~sbeen ~•.Priveµ. of proscribed processes which ar.e requb'e~ bytheil' nature to be (4) fn c_a.~~ carried on c·outluuousJyby a s_µcccsslonof'shlrls, Ifie limlt of h.O'ursof work provtded·in sectfon 3'3,or seat/on 3'1-n1ay,Witli the prfor•approval of~• Chlef lhs:pec~r ofMio-c~s..b-erai~r.dtOnot mOre'tb'anfifty-sixho~s in ariy'wc·ekorti;::n hours inany rtay;• [S) fn exceptiollal cases ofpressiire of'."'Ork.the,Chler fnspec,toi'moz gn,_)1t •~mporacyexemption tO'a Metalllferousmln~'from ~• provlsloas o'f section 32, section .3.3,o: section 34 for a j)eriod:not exce,ccjing_nln~ty <lays In any calen·dar :(.ear,o/ilhin'the-n,a,<imu.n, lfmitsof'• (a)tcn'hours,ofwork-on any;oneday, 1llld (li) twelye.hours of spread over, in~luslveof lnf<rvals (or r.cs<or m•~I, 1u anyone_day._ • _(6).-Subject to the maxiH\WD lhnlts_ sp:cUled _in sub-section (5). the Depitrtment may, by order, Jlrant pJ,tq,all·~nt!;!"emption, to sue~ extent and- subJeftto!-..s.udt concljtlons!aS maybe·sper.lfiedin the order, to o•cl').'SS ohvot:kel"s-~ eng~ged.either on preparyitory of col'!plem.entaryworli which ml,IStnecessarily be earned 9n'ou,tside the Metallifero~sm\nes or oa work whJch is essentialiy intermittent THE $1NDH"GOVT. CAZRTTE lcXT, ,11\NUARY 091 W23 PART-CY 41_-[1)Wherc1n,a Mctalllferous mite a person works.for more than eigt1tl1ours extra wages for in any day o· works ~•: 11\ot• tban forty-eig:ht h,>m": 1.n~ny weP.l<;whether overtime. aliove gi:our(rior 15clowgrou~d. he,,shall in respect of ~uch overtime work, be of wage~. the perJo"d.of entitl,ed-t,o wages at the· rate.or t\\'iCf! ltis 11rdipary r<a~t!' overtime \vork bein;{ calculated on a daily basis or weekly Oasis•,wb1cli-e.ve-r is mo,·P.f.avor~tbl1Ho him. :t· E:<pl;.t.natiOn.- In this ~ub-sectiorr 'ordin~ rate -<Jfwages' m~ans all rell)lll'lmttfon capableofbelJig exgressed ifi lerms cflllQO•l1w:tlch v.1pulcl, iftl1e tcnhfo1 contl'act_ofetnploxmcnt, expres~ 6r hn'pli~d, were fulfilfc.d,be payall;e to·a wor"l<erin 1~e.s.:,eCt of his e'1iipio,yment ot"of yVor.<\donein.su.ch--eruplo):roCOt, but does·nor thelude• (t) Ute valu~ uf aoy hous~a1.:cuma1.otla,Uon,~upply o~ ltghl, 1N\tt~r. rnediGaJaUOIJdanceO'l'Othet'an!erilt1(; ' or provltleot (ii) ally conl'l'.bllt1oupald by the owner to a1w peosto11fu11<l fund; (iiiJany travefi~gaUoWan~e or thevalu~of trav~llinjl co11cession; [iv) ,my sum paid to the person employed to dt,fray special e)(jlenses en.tailed on h!b) B/ the n,Lhl•·•of his employment; o: •• (v) any gratu_Jcy,bonus, o·,ertirne, ~l)qw,mce 1>ri;hare in profi15 of the mine.. (7.J\,Vher~any pjvS"ott~mpld}l'ec:IIn ~1 t;,hi~lliferous mtne~is.paid on .1 plecP-- ~ate·basis, ':he-Departrnent in co,1$ttlt-'ditiUH with Lhe i:tu}Jlu,yl!r oo.m.:~rnedlmtl the rewescntat1ve1of the persons am ployed in th~ Mctallitarous mine may, for the purposes Qf dl1s sectfpn, ffx :tjn\e ratP.s as nearly a!" possihl~ equiv~t~1,1·IQ tbe_2Ver.age..r~te. 9feil.rnin.,g_5:ofthajJ'ellJ;-0~1$. so em.pfoyedj-:.toathe.rates so Bxcd .sn:mb~ deemed to be thC,.O.rdinal'Yt'dt,;i>o.f wagt:~ vf :,1,1d1 pr,:I1'0I1~. f3l The Depanment mayprescr1be the t.egister,sthat shall 11•rttaintaihed ·;n a Mct;ill!fe.tous.mine,for the pur.poso of $ecur!ngcornpltan~• wltb :he provisions of this,settiQn 1 42, (1) No child si1aUbe emploJe.dIn al>le1_aUJferous mine, er be.allowed to be., Emp,loym:eol' present in ~,.,_ypart of a mine wfiieh is a.hove-or.below·ground. oJa chUd. (011Dd.inthe premises of a mine, he sl>allontll tl1e conrra,y is f2) lf a chU<l,bs proved, be d~erned to be "'Orl<ingill tile mine.

43. (1)-No p,,t·so~ who bas act completed bis eighr.ef• y;ar.s <hail he•mployed Yqungpersoo's in Any pAT'tof a mjnC, -.~nles:,- nottn bt! • ·emptoye.d}'litho,1t (a} a certificate of !ltno::s.ih the prescnbcd form ona g,ran-t:adto him by-a ccrtitkatcs o( qualified meflital • p:actitioi:ter ,•·, •• or Llil!.'murragerof-J1e fituess. is in I.hecusl1.:it.l;y- -"t• mine; and {bJbe carries wlille, at w~ck a to~e.n g{Ylng a refer.ence. to such certlfkare. TIil~ SINl)IIf;ovr. GAZE°M'E EXT, ,IANU,\1(¥ O'>.2023 PABJ-IV Ltmit•~tlon.o-f

44. No person who bas not completed his eighteenth yea• sba111,epermitted y.•orking'.huui-s fm• to-wo;-k in ;,ay 1>art of~ Mel,:lllifo.rou:; mln.e,.. eirl,er l;)elqwground or abov..-:yo~ntg persons. groundunless the t,ours of wol'kof su.cfiperson for'any,dayaTe~sofhcedas to ~Howan lr.ter:va.1Qfr.est-ofatlea,s-L twelve cm1s'ec:itv-chours which sha~ in dude aUeast su.ch,sovericonsecutive:hours between the Jloc..-sof 1 F. !II. t\Ild 7 A M..as rr.3}'be -prescribe.(~: Provided that notliing in ;ni, section shall apply to al,Y sueh pev,;ua while emp.loyed,'.JrpermJtte'dto wvrk in ally mine ·as au .npp:re-mice or Fortbe pu.rp'oses qf rectivfng \Yt,~tional training; iu such .ci.rcubtstant<:saF.d 1n . acr;ordtiucewith such condititm~ as mey be.pres:;:r!l;,ed. J'rovided iurther th<1tsu~h parson sMil be gt'Onte<ia ,·est peliod o.f a.fleast thirte¢n rouS~\ltive h01.tt'!-fbetween two wotkingperi.cds. 4l,. (1) Ifuny, questloo ,nses betweerl the Chief11,speci:OI' 01· ln~pector 'am! the Disput~ manager-0-fany Motpllffero.us mine as;to whelhPragy pe,rsoais~ child or-has ·.c'.i·S to ~c-- not q:>mp1etedbb, ctglrteet.1tftyear tiw- y0.6stion 'ShaB.• in tl-tc abs~na.e cf ~ ceri:i.tkateas [Q the '1ge IJfsuch te.rson granle~ '" the pr.esor:be4 ,l1a1mer,I,,, referrelf by thi\ f.hieflnspector or Inspector for decision to a CMl Sllrgeo·u. (2JEvety ccni.fka1ea~ to Lbo-ageof a -person wbieh Ila., beeti:g,:anred in th,e t11~stribed manner and .any'Ct:rtificaW .QD .n granted b_ya m.ed!~~ h!~pec:to.r under~'iub-set:1.-i,ou refP.Ycnce for the..pllrpp.s~-qfthfsAct, be cond11st\ti2 {1) shall.._. c,~denceastQ the age ofth~ pc:rson_fowliorn i<J·eraies, I 46. (1) Fm·every t,fcfalliferotlsn1IM,~hete shall be key.Un tl1epre~cribed foro, Rcijls'te,·of al'I~place a register of.all _personsemployed.in the min~ showing; ih respec~ >:>femploy..,~. ear.h<suchpe,·son - • (a) name, father name, CN,C,dale of biE1h,lhen,turo of bis omplo}'tn•"t oad:adtlre.ss; (b) theperioc!s ofWork fixed forltim; (-c)the-i11tervalsForrest; tfany, to whlch be Is cnl:ftl~rl: laJthe c.ays of resl t<•wru(h he;is.entjtl•c\;anu (e) wnere v,;orkls tarrl~ on by • syskm.orrcl:fyt, the rela:,cin which-he belongs. (21'fbe ,mtrlcs-in-the1·ogi~tcr pi;escribed by,rnb-section (1) shaJU,e S~ch therewith wou.ld not b_e. worldn'gta that wo~ker:s,wotld.ng-ill a..cc(?rJl:tt(ce ~onfravention ~f any'of the ptcvisions of chls·"hapt,,r, (3-)No pei.oii shall be employed in a Metalltferoi,s1woe ,.ntn the p:.rUculars required by s11b-,;ectiou[lJ have been ,eoorde<I in LM regiSter lo 1-cspect,,, s.ucb l)erson aM no perso\\ shall b.e ~p1ploy'ed•~crl:p.tduring the periods ·o[. wOrks:hOWn1n respect of ht,11lTLthe -rl'f§istc.r. (4)' Fo,· every Meta11\fercusmiu,ewhich ~llecDepirttne)lt may. hy gen.er;,1o: spedal ord·er, de.cli!,l'~ th1s sub-se'£(io\1ro. be applicable, there sball bo kept ih tli,e pre,cribed for,n and place;; register whtch shaU show at an, mo:menl Lhe name or c';ery person Lhcnworking below grr,und.ia the Mcmlllferou.~mlrie. ,.?2.,_ ____ _ _JP.ART - IY .i:,V_LT.,.JG;;.,,Ae,;Zf,_l:i:!:f'TL'Lflt..c..tF:.isX;:iT~. .L[uH.1,@iu:S,.._IN!)l. !,!O.!;!H"5(;~·oti.· ,e!;IA~N::!;U[LAaJil{'l''.Y_Q:09:t:1-zii;o2~3L· C!fAn"ER-Vll Leave ilid lfolitl"J'S with 'iVages

47. No\hihg in' this 0haP.tct0 shall "ffect any rij(ht or privili.ge _to whlcn ~ ,1,ppllrut.ionof the· T>•~o~e□1plWe'd in a MeclUifero\lSmjne has beei, entitled lit1d~rany exfatlhg f:hapter. law,or Underyny awafdl a&reernc:nt.. sen:lfttne.nt,contract.,custom or 1..tsageif ~~ell right or privilege !• more f,,vofirabJe to hilll; nor shall S11ch right or prlvileg~•·he co.n'ltiined with, or be• ill additicn to, !;he benefics unde, th~ proyisto~softhis:chapter. •

48. (1) Eve1y reguLlr employe'e wha h~~ completed one year-•cf.conrfn1ui\rs Ar.nnalloave with .sen,rcein a MernJ{ffet'ousmil1cshall be ,illqwed dming the ~nbs~qoont poriod wage.,. o_f.zy,,eJve month"sleave ,v1thwage:Sfor a n,,mb•r ol'days,calc.,lated. al the-Tare of- fo; every seven~'\n <;laysof wnrl, performed oclow·ground ('l] cne da:Y, duringtl)e rrel'ious p_eriodoftwelve,months; ' (b)~no day for. every· twe11Lydays -0f work _p·enorme~ above grounJ:l during the previous period oftwelve<months: P,o,id~d that'• period ofleavecshallbe illcJuslve of any holiday whiclrn,ay occur dUl'ln8such p~rj<)d. (2) Eve,y ·casual'dai!t ·wag~s •)!'pli>yeewho_h"" s:om~lcted one.-monchof Mutinuous sa,vice tn a Metalliferousmine.shBll6.eall9wed during the Sui/sequent ,month leavewith wages fora number of da}'Sralculate<J,at th~ ra~of- (aJ orfe dayfo.re:velJ'seventeen daysofpedoum:J bi:Jow~ro:.1.nd.urtng the previoas•~Crl?dMone month; (bJ one ll,v for over.y twenty days of work perfo""1ed above ground c{uringthe?cfJ~VI~.~ period of onemonth: Provl~ccl.rhat a penod,ofleaye shall beinclusiv.e of auyJ10l.lday wftkh 01:ayo·ecurdurtug suchperti)d. (3) ff a-pe">lon employed ·in a Motalllferous mine does' n·Qt,ln.s_any>su~ period :of :twel,re morrtbs, l.aRe the leave to wb1ch he ls entitled under suo• :Section {lJ af!d'(Z}.eithei lh,w~ole.corin part, suchleave not taken bz himshall be '~dded. to. the Jea'va to be -allowed to him u'rd~r thot sub,sectio:i in the su~'ce-e'di~gy-~rlod.oftwelve montlm Pi:.ovidedthat SUc:hperson sh~ll Gcase ;.()earn leave und~r tMs section wliell the lea~i, a~e ~~'himaniouuts lo lwenly days: Provided-further tliat a11yleave applied for by a person.but refused by the owaer, .gent or manager of th_eMetalliferous mine for any r.easo,n shall'be added toJhe credit of such person beyond t.11eafol')Sa!dlimit ('fJ If a pevs.011 e11titled,toleave under ~ub-settio.o (1) and ,(2) ls discharged tieforeh.e_ha.sbeen allowed th,: leavi>r,,r;If.having •PJ?li•d for anq h:wing J;een te£1tseathe leave, he quits bis employment bcloi-e he h\ls.tieen allowed tl,o leave, the. owner, agent'or n\altaj:iir shall p.iy him:tl,e amount payabl~ \l!ld'er secrlon-51 in reSl)ectoftheleave. 23 Tlll!.SINDH GO\((, GAZETTF: EXT•. JANUARY09. 20!3 l'ART- IV (SJ For the purpose of tills section, a pw.,on s~a/1 be cjeemed l;i, have compl.e~,d a peri,'ud .of co~tinuous. ~ervice in a Meta1lifero~s mme notwithstanding any inti:rl'l!P,tionin s~h1,e during tJi.atpe1iod due-to • (a) al)y hollaay; (bl any leaycwi-thwages, . (c}_any leav.e.\h•itho-rwithoutwages,.dueto sickllessoracciden.t; ~- (d) any-matecnll}'leave not exceed.lngtwelvcv.leeks; (ej any perfod of'layol'f ari_s1ngdut to failure, ref1tsal or lnabilit¥ of,my owner on.a·ccountof sliort.geofM'ecalllfer911smineral, power or rav1 material ot' the.'ificCumufationOf .s~ck or tne breakdown of- r~actii~cry·O'tfor any,oth'errctSoti, to giveemploymentto~ pertOJ'l whose nameis bornein the m~ter rollsof his mine;-or (f) a stri,~ewhich is not illegal ora.lockout which is-not l'egal.

49. Eve,y person employed· in a Met,,lltf,u-ou& mine ,sboll be allowed with f~_~fi,r.,I w wages, su.cfife~tlval•holidays a~ are· dedai'ed ~y (iove11,i,1ern the ~ublfo. Hol_ldays. .holidays.

50. Ei,ecy person employed rn a, Metalliferous mine shall be 'entitled-to ten CausaJ·leavc· ·day.s'casuarteave Ill., year Oilfull W•8"-"and sixteen-.days' sick leave on half -andslc!l leaxe_., average.wages: Provided that..casualleaVe or sickJeave. adnilssibte und'erthis ·section shall not be accumulated.and carried forward to the S\lcceedlngyear.

51. Por tl,e· leave o.r holidays allo'.ved t<i a P.erson under the provisions. 0€ ·wages.du.ring this•Chap.ter,hi, shaU be paid· • lea~,eorholidw p,erioc!,. (a) in case ofleave:wlth full wages, at the rare,equal to the dajly.avcrage •of his.wages for the.days on whioh he actually wnrk,d durl.ng the preceding-thr-.eemoot~; a-nd .O,J_incase of leave with half average wnes: at the rate equal to half daily-averageof this,wages as aforesalCE 5'L. .A_nyp,erson who has be.en allowed leave-fot' no.t less than four days ·rayment ill paid th~ wages auefor tM advmcetn il_ndersection 4.8 shall, before his.leave: b_egi.bsl-be period of the leave-allowed, certain ~~es.

53. Any Inspector m;1yinstitute Froceedings,on behalf.of ~ny'p~rs·,m wlio Power-of na,:been ot fs employecl'ln'a M,etallifef.ousmine.to recover any s~,m l](luire'd tO ln-speCtOr to ·a.ct b~; hut nnt, paid by' an owner, uent ror manager~in ac(:Qrdanc~with tbis forwotkers. ehaptcr,. , • 24 Tl IE SlNDH GOVT. G'AZETTF: flXT: JAI\L=IA=R~Y-=09=·~'2~0~23._ _ _,_,PA=lf..,_T..c·..,_l.c.V C)iAP'l'lllhVlfl EstablishmMt'<>f'fccbn~al Institute and EmpJoy~,,sTr•inlttg. ~1. Gover'hm•lfksha:Jestablish a.central scf,oolof Me,t:u'Jferou$.mi11c fol' Lhe rrovi11<:eof:liudh in a Speclfi~ arl\a of sucl, ~,ze and cai,«,ity ·as may be· ]!stabUsbmentof s<bqoJ,of prescribed 1-0produce tor:huk•I lt:ina of "'•nagcrial, supervisory and skilled worltersin different disctpllne conne<Ccdwtth Tlllll1ngf1elrl. Meta.J1ifero11s Jotuc. 1i5. Gov•rumenLs1;all t)St;ibUsha cem:ralsu1ve__y institute for the Provu,ce .of S!adh of such size -and cap,jcity as ma)' be pres!.'t1bedt-, r.:aoiicecompetent ~stabllsh11tentuf S'i:trvey f:nsdtute. ~urve~.ri: requtre·d for .•Y.J>foraHbn. mdustmes_ of 111mera1',;nd 1Jeveloprnent o: rnbing

56. (1) Tl.••Uepartmo/ntmay ~dopt strategies. Mrang'a pi-ogram of sud; fonn. E'liJployees scale and period as deem oeccssar1 t.oprovld_einitial safe!},atta heafth o;aining, t:rnlnfng; fro") tlme to tlmPto employ,,es ¾lOtkingIn ilie ~tc!;lllfl\,rous111tnes. (2) The owner, "t•~t or m,mager of every .Metalllferollsmfne shall a!for.d ·•lli:easonabl~ facilities :o tlu, lr-,,lncesac place ~f 11'-aining and shalf eusure the avllilabiUty of such nwn6er of worli'ers .as deformini"d anil. reqnfred to be ·.raiMdfo the propose(i trainlng program. S7. Government shall, aUoc'atesuff!cieht an1ou:ntin the.annu~I budget ano Trainin)! · the amount .so.iJJocatedslfall b~ paid.aSStiP,endto the. tr~inees i11 ttie manner. rxpcn:.:e~. as may be.prescribed. CHAPTER· IX Ha,ai,ds in th'e Qccupa.fiouafilnvfronment "itrulEnvlronmcpbl llro·teetlon- SS. The 0¼1'ler,11gentor maaage,· or a Metllliif~rous"line shall ensw·c tn.;,t Dul)'.O[Qwner workers.,.-art>nol exposolt to atrbot1~e contamin8Jll:s, harmfµl phjslc.at atf:f cfra~cnLqf chemic:il_~gcn;'ts: or allier hat.,u.ils,present in tp.eoccupational etwfronrocnt and .Metalliferous shall pro~it.!e neccss·aiy protecttve.pro1(isfonsas n,ay boprescrih•<l. mfues. • 59, Where dust is lieiog,J>toduced durin;i ffie. oourse of 0P.OJ"1ti:)HS fn or C,ontr,ofqfdust'ln -ahputa ~•talllferour. nllne, the ~rnnai:e,"shallmalct,pro\'£$lonsfor such du~t to M.¢tfll lifero us becon.t.ro-Ucd orsuppress.ed mines. 60. lhe owner, ageut or manager shaJJ·m~k-e s:uJtable.attangc.mc.11tst~ ~0\1tro1 o! Controlali40'1:l)edQst at all working placos, fonding a-nlftippinl( pbh1l, matetJ-aJ ala-Uume dust. tr-ansfer1r,,1nts,cn,s.1'i11g- sl:"ti0n$ anti naut!gc fqadway, where J,azahls tc persons rnay be crealctlasa rcsul,t..oflrnpair~¢vjsibilfty. ·• JSL(.l] Nil ,,~rker in •m-parc-ofa Metalliforo'iisminesh,11 b" exposed toa <laily ooisf[~vel of_peoknoise lrw~tin etcess of .t!te,standard laTddow1,by the Ch!d lrisjlector; l.>yuotiJlc,ition, ~nless wearing "'' approved heartng protection rJ,,wicc. THF. SINDH </OYI,c~ziornnpp. ,lANUARY 09, 2023 PART-IV 25 (2) The record •~~n be ma,ntajned by d,o DfiJU•&•rof the M~tan:fornus. n1fae-ofthe aoisc lt-,.~c.-1 survey,result-;,andkept·availa;,lcat office.of th;&nu.no. 62 The mana;;er,owner or agi:nr of the ,,.;J;;,ry Mctalli!'etous-mmc:s~~llrake VilJrdt[on. ptar.tiaiblt.. t,, minJmizeI.head_v.erse sud ru~sures.i.:;;ira rE:c-i:$bruib.l<!:. eff<!!cts o! Vibration:pnwol-kel"S'°health

63. (1) 1n ovetycase.,..,heretoxu: gasesor fi,unesjtr.elfable:tobe present or w Harmful ga5es. esc;,apeffom any fornal:.eor oth~~plant 1.1.scd in connection wJthanyit-roce.~,or ner4tfon. the:0\Yat!r,.agentor managa.rshn.H [nstall a1,1prv'le4de7-i..ce$ to en'!Ui'C: ~lilt .!aUch Jum.tSor toxic.ga~ei-are oe-r-11:r.ctlize.a, s:uppres-Sed(Ir ul116r.-.rl.!?e t-endtr~d.lrnrmless attd ~J.th devices shall be-·o:inratcd at all titnes [n an , pproVC-<imAn:n.!l". _ Ci) ln ca,;e,: wltei-~ waste gasc~.arc dis,:~ed .In to th!i!-atma·spl:erc, the :;ho-uldconfi:lt'mw!tl- tha requirements. of prtivisi,;inalla~-4.'.S cmfa~l\)ll:'1 nr regulations for:hc-tlmeb(!lng ruli:i1c-e. ~ 6" l1) Th• ewn-e1·,agem or 111anagerof M~talJ[ferou;;mine shall ensure tile Ml•" iorroducllpn of a progr-;iminoorplan , ren1'irnnmental manage111ebto he takell pccupatlonal Into ,«couut at every stage 'oE a .llllnJn)! pro.Ject fr-om the feasibility study, envh:onmcnt. througn the plannlng and operatlo:rial µm$es, upto Lhe closure of the Met.Jliferous inlne and during; subsequent monitoring; in accordance w,th the provisions oftbis Act. {2) The eilvironmen!al management :trQ~ramm• o, plan fqr the Mf.tail[fero~nrin~ sh~ll provirli>- (lj thesittb~Ofr.\le mine; (ii) the method,1>foperatlon; (Hi) 1..hc ev~lu11tfoo..and cionftotjr.gof ci.i-s-cardsi. (i·,J I.hecontrol of Sj!ontane6us combu~tlon and ah· vollutioc, from ;vaste d~mJiy.and • • (•') a.reMbfntotton amtdcsure_plan. CllAPTGRX' l;{egu)'ltions,R.tlles.aittlBye•Laws

65. Th• D•Jl.artme.nt may, hJI ndtW1,1tiOll-in th_e Official Gaicttc, makea Power.of consistent w'tlh .this-A1:tfor all or ,nny af the fo·llowing pw·postts, Oep.r!Jnont r(:-gu!-aricns tom:1l<P. n.::m~ly:- i;eg:u.latlous. (;,) for _tiresci'jbjngthe qualification} to be required hy a person for ap_J)ofntme-nr asthe C:hieflcSpP.tt<lror Tn~pector: Cb)fur pres-c;ribing_ ood regulating ilie -duties ,.~a po{ver~ of theeChief .Jnspcctorand lnspectOTswith regard to !:be i-:,spcctlono~ mines underth.isAce; (c) for yrescrlblng the d,utles of owner, •j!•ms aJ1d manag~rs uf MetfilJiferousminesand of p~rsonsa:cLfng an,:ierthem; (d) for presc1i'3~ngthe qualifications of mana~en> or ml11e~ a-ml vf persons acting Under tltem; 26 THE ~INDH GOVT, GAZF.TIE RX'r • .IANUARY09. 2023 (e) for prescnbti,g 1:4~. p,rocedure·for registration of Metalliferous 1nlnes antlyayment of fees thereof; .(f:lfor regul~~lug the manner ,0f asce~nftig. by E(xalnlnat!on or otherwise, the qOallfitationspf manager~ ofMetallifernu.<mloe••an4 persons acting und-,r thein, and the, granting and tcnewi!J <if cort{fi;;atcsof compe.tency: •• E![)fodlxlng the fees,if.any, to be paid in ccspcd-of suoh examinations andilfth(!. gr:ant anq rene,~im of such_oertl/lca<cs; (h) foe deter1)1111iu~the circumstances Ill w.blcb and tl)e c~ndiaons subject to whfcnits.ball be lawful for moreJ-1etal.lfferousm(nes·than on~ to be under a single man~g•r. or for anyrnlne or mines to ·be under a tnan~ger:no.t'ha\'ihgthe prescribed013lifications-: (i) for providing for the makin.irof inguities h1to chsrgel>of misconduct ur lnc'ompete11cyon the pact·of managers of Metalliferous mlnes and undc; th.em anil for the susjlensl6& and canceltatfon, J>Cr-,sQllS<,acting ofCertiRca,Ces.Qf(ompe.t_ency~ OJfo.r,,rpvfdingcfor th·~-apj:lointtncnt 1n Metallifemus n~ne:; wherein two nundxed a11dllfLyor more gersons ate·otdina.rily employt'll of sacn number of welrare'ai\ct;safetj,,offkers.asmay be sp'eafiectand for pr~cribing the -qu•fifie1tlonsand l'lie i:lut(esLobeeperfonucd li'y ttu;b officer.; , {k) fot regulating, s11bjecto the provisions'Of the llxplusives Act 1884 (4 of'J.884),.anq oi any rules n>adcthereunder.the storage attuse of explosiv.cs:; • (I) for rci!ulat!ng; s~liject to the-pro•lisions to the F.ler.h.idtyAct, 1'910 (LXbf 191 nJ, ,nd tbe rq]es:m~d• l:lloi:eurider,the gcncra;t~n, storage, trausforo\ation, transmissio11'i'll<lus~ of ele,trlclty1n Metiillifel·o11s mlnescanclfor pl'ovldlng for·thc tare.and the regujatl<lnotthe use Of all electrical apparatus and electrical di h)esin mine<; (m) For .peohibitfng; restricting oi: reguianng the employ?nent in or in any:-cU:isS' MetallifetOUS'~m,inQs Of mfue~ofwomen eithor Pe.Jow ~ er:ounrl•or Oti. J?5.rtfcu1a_r kinds·~f. labOlir,\fbich art ,.a.ttende.dUy danger to the life. safetyor heattlt of suchv,1omcn;• (nJfor providing fo):.and regulating-tho t:n,ining-ofpersons before tl1•Y are employe-d in Mctal[ifero\ls.11\fuesand also duting the. pet,od-of employmen~at such lnt~tva!s a_stna.i,be pr~crib.ed; {o) for prov)ding fQ~ "!•ol r.egulanng;the medical -=1Ilatio1\ of tlie person before tlley are empJoyed in Metalliferous mines end alsA duling tlje 11erioa of empl<il'l?•~ntat su.clc l~t~r,'l)s .as may be prescrihe-d; {p) for providing for the saf~,y .of the persons employed 111 a •!>lolalliferou,nnim,,their means of entrance mere 1ntQand·~t ,here from, the numlicr of shafts or outlets to be furnished, and th'e fenclng ofshafiS or outlets, i>•thwaysandsubside11ce; 27 THE SINDH CQVL GAZ.ETl'R F.XT. JANUARY 09, 2023 PART-IV (q) for prohiblling the employme-nt1n a Metalllferous-inine eitoer as manager or i;n any other specHied eap,city of any ~ecsous ex~ept persons paid by the owner of tb:e mine and dWec-tlyansvterab)e to the owner or man,age1~of-thc. mfne. (c).for providi)lg r,;rthe safety •oi the roads- ar.d worlt:fng place in Metacllife.rQt1S·loim~::i. indut1ing the setting and maintenance ofpmars 11-rid the mainfenance of sufficient barriers between mine,and mine; (s) for· prescrlbtng ,th·esJr.eof \ravelllilg roads In a. Metafliferous mine, through wliicl\ toad i~ oacriedbylium'an ;.gency and.limit of Joadand .lhe di~;:anc~towftichit iS,Cbrri~O; (t) for providing (or and regulating ~he'iijspeadon of.Wirkings, disused worklQgao'dse~led off 11're atea,s h.1.:-0iel.i:tllif~cous.mip.es·and. for the restrlcflon of working in a mine l.lnder or In the vicinity of goave.$~r the -,ea, or any Jal<e'or rive, or·any .other body of-surface •/4ater, wt~~the-r naturalor artitleta1,or of any public-roads,.or;:,uildings; (u) for providing for and regulatini: the ventilatiQn of Metalliferous l)l!oes and the action to l>e taken. in respect of'io·nizmg_radfations, radioactive,gases and du.st fice-.a.Qd.in.flammable and~oxious..gases; U1ecah~,arrd re!l:l'latiorr·ot,J:eitsc, ot-all-ll'iachihery, (v) for pro,.;_ctnig-for 1>lant,equipmen~and mate,ia'I in Metalliferous mines~ (w) for p.roviding·for the safllty Ofp~e.rsons present on h.:n.Jl;\ge 1:0::1.d~ 1n Metalliferousmines and for prohibitilig_, rest1icti11g or tl.:gu)atlng the use.of c.erta1ndasses o(lo"C,JmotiveundCrground; (x) for ~rovldlng for adc(luat&•!•d suitn;ble,lighting hi mines and for requiring.and regulatingthe use of safety l•1aps•andfor the se'!Icb of persons ~tlterlng a Metallifcro~.smine-for the presc,ibed prohibited articles; " [y) for prescribing protective. equipment·and clotli\ng and breathir.g aµJ1walus for all p_ersonso, <:lassesof per.sons c.mployed irt Metalliferousmin.~•or ci•sses of mine~ aod requiri"l,l and regulating tire US.eofsuch protective O(lDi}))l)ent,.clotbingand ~pr.,.,ratus; (fl.for grovlding against explosi~ns or !gnitiops or Jrrup.tio11so[ ot accumulations of water In MetalHf•rous·mines ·and a_~alpstda11ger •ri,ing-therefrom, and for prohibiting rc,;1,ictin•g-orreg,datiog the ext:action Of ri1inera1-s in circul1~slam:eslikely to tesult in or to aggtava:teJ1ruptfonsQfwit~t or ignitions~nmines; (aa) for prescribing thee notices ·of .aeddeats and ~angerous occurrences, and the notices, rnports and returns of.minerals output, pe&,ns e.mployed..and.otli&t matr;,rs provided.for by regulatlons, to be furnished,by o~vners,ogcni:s'IF mijD.a&,efS of Me~ifer~us }'1ine, and for ptescrfbingthe I!;!tmsuf:S:QCbno~~tesre~urnSa~-qrcpOrt~the persons aud autltorlttes to 1vnom they are to be fitl;nlsbed, the partkular.s.to be contained !n tl1em;;antfthe time within wl\ich they -are to besubmitted: 28 THl:iSINDH GO'lfr.GA'LETT£ EXT. JANUARY 09,__20,0_,,,,3,__....,p""t\,..R,.Jc.;-~ [bbl for prescribing the form of. tbe..a,utl)otitlesto whom, and ~'" rim" wit~ln whkh, ilie notice :-equired by sub-seclfon (l:;Jof ~cctl•1' 24 shallho sentby-d\eoWne_>.,_~ent orrua:1aget~Of c1 MelaDiferuus mine:, a.c:tlthe fees to iJe: (~)_ For prescribing the plans to iie kept by ownars, ~gents ,md • managers of Metallfforous mines and the manner and places in which such filalls•nre.to be kept forptrrpos~!:of .recoTd; ( dd) for regulating the proce~ure on the occurrc~cc of •odder.ts or • aa:idei,tal &xplosioi,sm·!golLiullSwur aboul Meta:llferou; m!Ms; (ee} for])le~cdulng tlle form of, and tho pal'tlcularstobe contained in ~ nt.)tica to be ~v-o'n by the OWTH~r,,,,agenl br mnrl.igcr of a _\,[etzlfiferQ)(S 11\ineunder s"tion H: and (Jf]·-ar presc-ribEllgthe nOtke to be given, by tho owllar, ai;:enLor managar of a Met1llife1-ous-mk\e before mining operations an, commenced at or eJ<teaded ,o any pomt w1tll1n(.lft.yyards of any ranway subject to th~ pr~vi~lons of Rail,"'l)'s Act, 1890 (t} <ifI Yeo.,, <>rcf any public work llT clasi;e< or 011bllr works whicJ. :Ji,, Gove~nmentma,yby 8&nernlor sp.e(ia1crciOi-,~p·c'ciW i.hthis·babalt 6~ Governmentm-ay,by nocifitat1on m..the. Ufficlal Gazette, m-Jtcerntcs f'OWi.:TOJ consistent with this 1',.ct(orall or any ofthll followii,g pueposes. aameJy,- "Governnum.tLO rnakecules. [a) for Rl'</Vldlngfur the appolnlm~nt of Cl);irman and melAl>~rs ef rv{TningBo:a.rds,andJor re.gul:il:ingthe procc.:d-11.re MetttUrf~1·on.i. .of such,Boat.~; (h) for j'\rJ>scdbiil/!tl,e forin of I r.e regist.errofor.-ed w lr, sub-~•tl!ion.0) ofa:;ct:l-i::m 23~ {c-)ltn t•lJ~iring faci:iti"~ ond security of scnricc-s to be pro,ided to ~1anng~rsof Metalllfotoup mJues aptl olhec under then, for en~bling ci,i:m.toeflldentlydlsclrarge thefr d•Jties; {d)'for providing for lh<>appu1ntment of,ourtS. ot inquiry undec sectlon 30, for 1<gulatlng the procedure and powers of ~u~lt courts, ror tho paymeht· ot trnvilJJln~ ~llowance to tltP melilhers and for the recove-ryof the.Jipen.<i:t.1.$of such courts fr..:»ntho l.llallil'4er,ov.iw:.ror .;gem nr th.un'1ineet,ni;vmed ti:) u r rrq -:g tf:1 mJin nr,1fn Mctallifero ''i tm n.;:11 1 i na1 . ..,p1,1yed,:if.suitable 101.., .l , lb. u.c ll!Jdrc, under the •~e of s~ yen, el. women .. , I!'- l'rcs1 lfr1g. e[tber gcnc-r..ili" " th referEnce che numc-et of worl'rnnf'>rdinnn .lozed L, 1P mtp,e,the nu:n• .ar:dst:rritlards,of~uchroqmt'i;a1 u !.tt" 1r.:1ture ar::!J to be.fTovidtd therein; e>:J;en\oftb:e-,!r.1pcrvls:1-'Cn f.0for :requirfllgfor the .malnfonan.(,'e at or n~ar pit-h'ec.tds of. bat11h1g- plac~s ilquipped Mt)j shower baths .uul ur locker-rqoms for c.,e usa of men el1lp]uyed·in Mttaillierous--mines.and. ot similar-and .S:t!pata,te- places .ind rooms tortlie useofwomeninlllin1$ where ,~omi,n ;,re e:nployed, ·•n.d for prescl'iJ,in&.e.irher generally or wll:h partlc:µlot ref~rcnt'eto the iltJlnbe.rof rnen .1.odwo;nco ordinar-!h·employt..'1..1 in a min<>, 1:henuri\ber aJrdstn•dards ofsuclq,Jacei and rooms: r __fA.B."l- 0 _.,,?c<.9 ____ .1r1.:.l;;.11',,1X,JTl,_. ,L,IA1!N~l!l1aA,BR_):\'_.:!!-02,9,J2:!!02t3L _,_T,:H._,~:s.,s:,i·1.u~J.l>~tJ~(1,;o!.!..l'.v.!T,..!. (ij_1.a!'\t.Z,.r.1;.J.L IV (ru fur ~rescriblng thJ> standat:d In rP-~l"'ct of constrnct!cn, nc~ommud;,il16h,fun1lrure aml othc:r-~qutpment of ctw.ca..'1.tetms-. tbe food stutfs to be served tl1ereln and the charges which may.~• n>.ade thetefore and the representation of the aersons employed 'In the.. Mct.illiferou::;mines Jn tJu,ma1,~cment of--stJc;h cauteens; (h) fnt:prnscribfog- the st:Alanflru:rjne and. urfna1 ?CCnmmodatiO)ltl>IJe pl'QVidea"<\( l'{dailift!rnus .mioes, th~ i>ro\i!,ion to I;,,- c,,ade for tile suppl;r oi drinking v.<arei·,thC standard of IT:,,;L,aldrooms aim sm,lters. !tie equlprncnt and furnitu.e i'hercir, -and tbe nature and extenc of supelVlsion to he J.><'Vld•dtherefor, the supply aiid ,nnl!)~OTIC"- Qf modical-0p_plf:mce•:matomfllt,:,S. and tnei;r.unlng of men1n"3mbul-anre,.,wt.!rk; (-i} fo.rpreseribii1g-the formsof tn)tices.required. tmdP..l'" section- 37 1 and forTe:i.lllr:ng:such :,.otitcs to be posted also iJJspecL:led:,crnacular,; (J) to nx seven coa£ecut!ve hours- between 'i p,m. and 7 a. m. fur o,. purpose o(sect(o~ 44; (k-1t~ s1;;1;.ecify tu wJtichand conditionsin ;1i:;,t:orda.ttc4!. tbe c;ircufllr:;LaoctG w!th which -:i ymmg person .may b~ empluy,.:Uut ve.i.1:nit:Jeci. to work as-aa apprentic~ or fof thepQrpose.n,f receiving vucatlQnal t,.Ullb18, ln ~ ll(et~llffe1·011s mim, for the purpqses of the pro\/lso ro section 44: ;1) )'or defin!ngtbe p.ersoos who-shall, for tM .iorimse ofs,ection'39, b~ "eern•<l to he ;iersons holding pQsitions ¢f =~rvtsum ur ui..a:1.eg~t_ttc,f oru.pJ01,•uU in confidential~pa~ily; (m) for prohlbiti~g tr.eamployment fnMet:illlforousmine• of persons ur MY .classui pttf":Jou~ wl.Joha_v~m1\. becu i.:cJtlfti:d by a utedical lti:;pector to have completed hiS'eighteenfh year, and for pcescnoing the maaaer and the dtrumstan~•s in-wti!~hsuch certtficates 11'1,aybe s,-a1ttud,nd ravaked; fqi,o of tl.e ~•rt:llkates of fitness requireo bl( (n) (or pros,rlhl11g LIIO- serrlon 43 an~ u1e q.r~unisranc11S lo whl'drsucb ~cr:1fi.cate,;may be grantca and reva!retl; (oJ vrescrll;ting-theform of-re'ilsters required l>:Y seen on 41>; 1p1 -t, onp-,e~roted h.asJ .nd :ix 1t-1imc rnrr:s fpr person;. e-mpluyt..'tl re, , rtng,th~ , ·Jrlntfn.Jnc,, Jf p~yn.ent. r~ for t:.'R'" Jml' prescribill~ th,, lnrn, ·J, erellf: 01 ~ ·fbing V:1 tom1s _n w11ich rec.nril Qt a-ppu.\. .1n~ or ...... ve., oL·reftls.1Jrher,..rf:mti the payment of.-,.,.Jt .:S.r::u11ngle:n~..e. he ;.oys ,,-!th wagc; l< tt b~ kept: 1r p.re:tc:i..btng~obst:ra,i:soi t\'ll'.>.Actana of th~ r:gulationS- auQ n•le~ at\i:l rb.e, 11t:rnai:uh11 lu wMch rhe- a1;:s.trads antl bt~lsws ~ha-U ht: 1,0,teil as require(! by $ections 10ancl 71; fs) (or t~q_Jirirnrthe fenclllg of any;Metaltiferol!S,nine or l"lrt ofa ,nine wr.ether \l;te s~m• is being worl\ed q.r .not, Miere suc)l ieuclng is nccossary forthe protection of the pulilio; l 30 TII E SlNDH GQVT. GAZETTE" F-XT• .IANUARY 09. 2023 PART- IV (t) fo.r tli1>prQwc.□~,n from 11wiry;in res1:ect o( any Metallff~1-01.1s ,;nine when • the· wolidn:J}s are disco:itinlled, of ptope.--t;• vested ln Governmentor.fDYlocal aotho.rftyof railv,iaycompany:as defihed in the R<tllwaysAct, 18\10(~ <>f1$9QJ; (u) for requlrtng-noctc~s, returns and r.epon:s.In cGnnection With any matter$ dealt w.l:h by rules to. be J(irnfshed by owners, aRents, ,a~d l!lan,ag.ers. of 'mi-ne_~ ..ana fnr J1:'n~friliillg. t:Keforl'rL5, nf _c:v.ch nMltl"J.., retur:ns~nd reQorts, the pe_tsonnnd,..'\,utl;!.oritr~ to whom thfyrtr~ to w Uc Co111.«[ued be furnlslied, the pm·ciculftr::; . ' ill lh'em,aru.llh-etime's, ) . wftbin which they arc to bO'submltted:and (v1ger,er~Uyt'o provid!' for ~ny matter uot providid ior b~ this ,\cl_or the 1·egulactons,pro.visions for which ii reguire<I in order- t.O give.: . . . this Act. effectto

67. Government-may: by notification in tbe 0ffic!al Gazette, m"-~" rules Power of'tbe, under tlii:;:sc~on - GOV~tnruC_µt ta tequi.re rescue µ, be !:ilalh.1.0.s estahJ1she,d: fa)-..,qulring-estlbJishfuent of f•ntral rescue, stations 'for groups of sp,ciffed Metalliferous mineo1 oncl pre_scribing how and by wliom • such;stations shall be establlsl,eu; [blprovfdfug. for tile _managame!i.t·of' :;en~_ res.cue station·s, and regulattt)g the-constitution, powers and:fonttjons of; and-the,conduct ofJius!liess by,the.authorities whicltshall lndude representatives or th~e .ownets.anP rnanagelrsof and of-the miners em·ptoyed in, the MeJa.lliferous rn:ines or g1vups of 1>:feta!Utcrqus mines conce,;:,e<l cha"ll~dwith •suchminage!"•!}t; (c) prescribing 'tlie po~ition1 equlpmen~ coµlrul m,alntenance and func.t;ionsoftontroltescue sfations; (<!)providing for the fonn_ation,.n.-alhiug.oompositlon and duties of rescue"btlg~des;and (e) )'tOvfdini g'enerall)'-fvr Lhetonduc, of rescue work [Jj Metalliferous mines; (f} prov;iclingfor lbe levy and. collectlon ofa ducy orexcise at a rate trot ex~eedil)g'four ruQ.eesper ton in Met;\lliferolisminerals produced in iln<l'!lis)lat'chel!frQm inin~-Jispeoifled,under cla'lSe (a) in ,-.,y g,,oup ·, or Included under dous.e (a)_in '1J'iyspe·cifiedarea, the utili.z.aqonof tile proceeds thereof for :the creation of a Cenu:al"Rescue Statton Fund rorsuch gr9up:or area and{he'adminlstrntron of s-uchfunds: 68•.('1)Th~ power 1o n,'a~e regulations a.nd rtlles conferred by Sf\;tion 65, 66.. ri-for p•,bJJcation_ and 67 is sohjcrt t.n ihe'conclition of the regul~tion,<;,;,a rules being mad,!:'aft.er of:r-suJatfons mr4 previous publi<:ation. aiJcs. (2) The date' to no. ~•:cified in •~corda,ncewith clause t;JJof-section 2'1!'of t!!,,i Oenera1'Clauses Act' '1897 ('10 of i89J), as that •ft~r w.hlch a dr«fl: of regulation, or rules proposed to be 1rutdewill be. taken under consideration. shall noo be loss tlian thiee months·from tl1e d•<e on ,,1/bicb·tl,e ~raft'oc tile pro.po.te.dregulations or 111lesls pu!ilisbod fwgeneral infor,mHh>n, 31 TH I; SlNDR eo'VT. GAZET[E ;EXT. ,JANUARY 09. 2oi:; PART--IV (3)ll<ffor~i:iledcaft ofaW reg,ajatiouls imb[f,iled'"'!der fl~tsS<lctionits,,haJ 'Minin_gBoard, tonst!tuted un(ler dJis A<f,;andtfie be rof,rrred to fl,1.elall!ferous • r.e~ulationsshall not be pub)ishet! tintll t,he Meta!Jifei'otjs· Mihin~Board l~a$h,;rl ,op,portunit.Y.:of a:reaso.naJ:,le rep,rrr:ing.tts-to the expecliency·1n?~in~rthe Some of lts p:-cnlsioris., ~nrli~s.to.,°1:b(!-suit..i6ility (4) Np ru.f• <.hallbe ~i:!• unless the. dr;;{tthereof ba,; been referred to ·the Meca1lffe,ou, Mining Bo.lira c9nstitute\lunder !his Acr and 1mJess w, M'etalllforous· Minh)gBoard has )lad·a ·,eas.onableo?portuntty of repprting, as ro tho·expedrenc-ymaltingthe same ari'dasto tl\e suilnbilil,yof Jl·s-provisians. (S) The.Regulations and rules,sl!all uc published tn·the'Qffltial Gazeq,:'3.11\1, ou such puh_licatton,$ballhave affect as'if eoacted in this Act • • [6) 'Th,cprovtsfon.ofsub-sections-(l)i(2) and ('!'}shall not apply to tbe first occasJonon wbtch roles r•~qe·d tl in ,clause(e} or clause·(fj of ~•ct\o)l 66 are 'ma'de. , "69. l\orwlthstanding anythtng ·conraineo in sub-sections (1), (2) and. (3) 01: Powef'<tomake ·sec'tloa·i;s, _regulattoas1lll~er clause (k) and clause (p) to (ddj mdnsive. of r_egulations 6S may be made v,titltout pr~v1iOuspu~{ic:.i,tio.o.if G.Qverhmeot is t-vfth?ttt!'i_'eVJ~,s- ::.P.dfo11 satisficd·tl,~t.foi'the prcvcntion,of apprehe'nded dang~r or tli'\,S.P~•<!:r rem.!ay pub)tcat,on. of conilitiuo.,likely tu cause dan11er1tis ~c,essary tn l!laldugs.uch tegula:!ons ~odispensewitl1 the·deJaythat would result from such puhlication, Provided:that'any regulations so-niade·shallnot remain In force for more than tw0cyen1:s'frQm the makingthereo£

70. (1) The oWl)er,agent or (llanager ofa Met@llferousmine may, al!d shall ff Bye-laws. caJJe.dupon to do so by"the Chief Inspector of Mines or Inspector, fi-amecan<i Jn.specto,~ di;aft of such bye--Jaws,not being Sllbmitto the,,'Ch!~f.11\S)lector·or inconsistentP,is.Act o,--ariyrog,:,Jat!onsor rul,is{<)r1.holi)ll,e~~ing1n fo~ce,.(or the control and, guidaiice-of;;'the p_el'!OijS.ilttti,g ·iu the: 111aliage11i<:t1t 9f, 01· .. emP.JoJedin, die MeralllfetOtJs,mtne1l.s sue!:;:owne~, agent or manag~i-may deem n~essazy 'to prevent accidents<!'.11~.!>rOl>,d'e for Ute safel}I,cbnven'ler.ce and·discipJine Of the. pe-rsQns ·employed in tl1e ~fotatliforous mitte; (2)Jfmiys~:chown~r,ageniofmanager- .,(a)_fails,to -sulfaiit'Witl)ilitwo mouths a .drafl"'qfby'e-11:v,,Jl'er uei1ig calfe\lupgt,ro dO'.-so bythe't:b'.ieffu~pector<,?['in&pector,,oc (b) s,iomit$·a dr.aftQf ore•ia'ws ,vbfch is not m tlie opjufon.of:tl;,, Cl\je£ 1nSJ:!eC"m'r ot Inspedor .suffident, the' ~hi~frInspetter 9l 1nSpector may, (i) propose, a.m,,_[tof S\l~h,.b\ie-laWs as apeear to.himto be'sufficieli:; or (ii) pro_poscsuab ameadments-.in q11ycdraft silb_rn[tted(o him by, ihe own~r;.ag!lht.or .q,;magr.ra!-.vi'i11,i"nh~~ op!oion,rP..nr\~r- ir·st.tf!iCientar1d._ ·sh~s8na su~hdi-Jf~bye-l~w..so~ dr.a,ft.,am~nciro,ents.-fo, tlio Owttc·q agcnl or manage,, asth,; t,,se n,1ay-6,e,/or C•OllsideTat!pl,. THE S,l'IOH GOVT. GAZEIT~• FXT. ,fANUARY 09, 2023 l'AltT - IV (:3] Jf"l'.1thfna period p= twn mont'lS tr~m tbt>dote c-nWl>khnny :!raft byc- laws ordra/< an,endme_nls.ore oen~by ~e Chlef lr,,.pector 01 l11spector,a tJ,e o,"."cr, or ~gent or ma:iager uuwer lbe ~r<Nfsloos,uf th"-J,Ub·s,;,aons[ZJ, the ChnnInspector or fnspoctor ~ th• o, ,-er, ~ger.tor m;,u,agw.are unable 1;0 ag,:e~ as to the U!tms of the bYe·laws tn ha made undor sub,soct!irm ().j, the Cbfaf1n/:)1>r•fQc shalt refe, the, draft:eye-Jawsthr settlenre11tw Lfi• er '.1).SJlector .Mot31Ufet:,wMblng BU"-tdor, wLo, • I.he.reis no Mc.aJUrernust•Iln!ng Board sJclt ufficer o• -=1111borfty ~s Depar.mGn. may, by genera) o~ ~pee.al orccT,1 aopointln tlris bcl\all: (4) (a) When such draft bye-laws{,n,c been agreedto-by1b.e owne,,-age-111. o: manascr tmrl th: Chief lns]l~Lur ur J.nspe:tor, or, wheb they,;,re •,nabl~ ro agn,e, have b••cnsettled liy the aoar,tqrsuc~ ofllcer Qrautlwrlty ~ aforesmd. ~ cop] of j,c draft by~-l~ws sh,Jl be seat byt~e C:hl•flnspecror or Inspett.ur eq OeJ"'nment for app"oval. - (b) The Ueparl:mett may mQ!\esurf, mo~lfioaaoru nf th• m-an·bye-1.ws ,,sJt tliin]<j;fil . • (c) Beforelbe Departmen:ap,prov.s th• dralbbye-Jaws, whetlier witlror (vitbout rnotJifitnHon=>.th.ere sball be published,_in such ma:ru.i~ as Ehe Deparmrem-may Lillnkb1J;t,acla(:'tedfor lntornun1nM persot,s affected, noC!c• -0fthe proposal to mak9 tbe byo-)aws and of the place-wbere copies of the drafl bye-Jaws m;r; he,obtained, and oftbe time (,,hlcl, snalbot bo le,;s than thirty days) v.ithin whjch any objectioos with reference to the dt.,ft_bye-laws, mn<je bY.or on b¢l'.lalfof personsat(etted should be sent l'6 tlie DepamnenL (<i)EveryobJe_clonshall be In-writingand shall State. (i) thespecific, grounds of ohjection; and •(fiJ the nmf:;.slons,"'<lrlftions ~nd,:no,lific,,tions"sked f<;r [e] The Department -shall cons\der a)))' objettlon m~de w{tbin \he required am• ~yo'<'nn h•half nf1>(r<\nnsappoanng l:Qirtn h"ar/,.,,r,a, an~ may opprove·the bye law~ eithetin die: form in which thcyv..-ercpublished-or ofter makfngsnch amendmencs thereto a,: !t thinks fit (-~)"theliy-0-Jaw~. wiie.nso >ppr<iv•~1,yth~ fl•p;irtmen: shall na11el\ffoctas :if enacted under thi!; Act. aoc1 th<?D\o\~~r. agCnt or 'themanager of the ""J.ct,\ll1f<?J·ous mine shall cause a copi,,af the bye-laws, In F,ngllsl1-and 10 such vernacular or vernacutars ..rs 1m1yDe pre.scrib,=d,Eo be p9sted up in some bOnspic\touspla~e:a~Or nearthe mine; _,here the bye-lzws may be convefilentl,y Tead 01· sceu by the pei:s:on,s emp[oy~d1and as ofte~1as tlw sam.e became dt:fdctiLI,,ob\lt!!ratc.ll vr deSLrt.Jyt'.tl, ~tfall •l.'iu.1.=>"t: lht!ul to U':'.re':1eWt:l..fwlth all re/\Soaabke.d!s~ah:b. (6} The Deparm1entma)' by-orclerin writfng rescind, in Vlhote·or in part; any bye-law so. tnade ..and the1:e\.Jponsueh bve-lav✓ shall ,ease txl have effect accordingly. 7j _ 'There sh~II be kept po&ted up or-near every t,fet.n!Ufetousmine ·;i, P-0cljufup of English and ha such veh1pcul,u ·<,r vi:rn~t:~.tlar.; a.s ma.Y be prJ~StTJbed, ~he cxtmcts,fromAct, 11rescrfuedabStracu oUhl5 Act and l;h'eregµlatio11s'ancln1fe's. 1·e~ul•tlo11s,,.,,c, 33 THE Slt\OH GOVT, GAZfilTE 1,XT,.IANl,JAI{)' 09, 2023 PART- IV CHAP'l:ERXI l'en.i-ltles and'Procedure

72. (11 Wnociter-l)bstrti.cts fh~ Cliief Inspector, Inspec,to'ro.r any person 0.bstruj:tlon. authorizedundersectio1:r6_to·discliar~ bis dutie'Sunderthf~Ar:t,or rP.fuse.;; or ~wi1lhillyneglects to •d th• C:.ii-15ir:,-a1'~i>•<t•r or, su:i:h,~r,_..o.ny "· . ..,. .-d.. . ; • .-~;· rea90nable facility ~aklng dr.•- - ~ ~n; safety anlf ~u,~ • ~. ;./. "'"': ·measuring, suzyey!ng;taking samples,chetklng instruments, safety.appliances, machinery ·or inqtiify -authorl;2epby .or u.ndl:!rthTs ~et in rel~tiQp to 31':V t,1etallffe.Fousmine, .s11"1lbe punisnablc·with im_prJsonn,ent for:. term which rriay e.-<iendto three. months, or •wiihfine which ·m~y extend to one hundrea thoµs·ar1<tl'\lpeesbut D?t less thari fifty tllou,salidrupees, or With both. '[:1-)Whoeverrefuses.to· protluee,on (lie <;lemandqi' th¢ ·Chief lnsp_ec\J>tor Inspector or Medical Jnspe.c'tor any tejlfisters undergtpuod .-0r sur[a,ce Metalliferous mine plall. or o_tl'ler<locummtskep, in {lursµance of \his Act;or pr a.tt8inp,~to pfevent'pr does·anythin'gwhich he 11asreason to preve..-nt:s believe LObe lil<;elyto pre:vent; aay. person from appearing before or be_ing examjnpd by an lnsperting officer acting in pursuance ofhls duties under this Act. sha.flbe punisha~l·e With fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupeM l>utnotiess than•th!rcy:}hou$and rupees, •"

73. '\.Yhoever- T-alslflcationof reco.n!s,..~lt:_. (a) counterf~it?. or knowingly n.,ak~~ ::i fi_J,$f? -staterhenf lii, ant certificates; Or any O(fict~l copy o,f, ce.rtifi~atas,grantitd u1\d.ert,liis Al:t;or • {J.))~owingly.:~J~_c:;a~ ttue-anr)::uChcmmtei-feit.orJaJse(ertific':ate;or [c) ma-Jee~or -pro<lutes :or, uses .any falsi <ledarati·on, statement or e'Vfde:ilce knowjng-the.sam~~to ~e_ f].lsit::t,Jor the putp'oseof~bt.ifning for .hhnseJfor'for anyother p·etson a certificate, or the recie-.valof a certilicate, un.dec·tliis A.ct; or any employment in a Metalliferous .mine;or· (d) falsifiesany plan or register.or record the maintenance of·which-is ,-,,quir•d by or under tlus Act; (aj makep,gi1.tcsor dolivers,any plan, tetll.rn,notic~, r~oord or •report _con~folng,.i.sta.te'ment(. entf.1or de'taHwhiChls not to the best,otl1f$" :kri?wledge or belief true, sfiall be P,U)lish~b.lewith lli]P,11SOom~n£ for a term-WniGh tl)ay eJ<t\!fidto thi:ee ,moaths. or ,•iith fine wh:ch 'Illas' ext.enclto one hutidted thouSand,rupees butcnotilessthan twenty five thousand, or withboth. .. 34 Tf!ViS[NDHGOVT; GAZETTE E.XT.,IANUARY, 09. 2023 7f.. If owner, agent q,anagec of a r;1el:alllfero~ mine, or ,any person Onilsslon to autholi,'l!d by ·the owners in writing fa{) to furnish in the.prescn°bed 1or.n or furni~h pl,P1.s,eti;. ~ann~r Or11! dr WithJn~h~J:frcscribec4t}m,~. any \..•rtdergroupdor_,~·faCe[),lap, p\ab, .sec_ti9n, ·return, notice, r,egiste~mlne or _quarry~•gl,sciatlontertifjtat~ of . Metalllferctlsmine or.qy_arty,re~ord;pr repor_rie.quiredbJ!or Ullder tliis :Ae~to. be ma-deor fornished·shall be punishable with fin<>whfcl\ may 0<tend to one :hundred thousand rupees.butJJOt.lessthan twenty five.thousand rnpees. 75, Whoever.saveJs.permitted bJ,Section 40 coot,aven,es any prpvi~i-onof eontravenli<>ns OJ this. Act or o[ ariy regujatioh,.ril)e or ·bye,la~vpr'any order rt4dethereunder prov1~tons prohi)>ipng;._tes'tricting ·~n•J1Ul•J1ngdie·emploY.JUeilt, or presence of persons in t~garding or aboula MetalUferouS- 0inhl'esbaJllje punishablewith~imprisonmcnt_!or a i:e.nu-emplbJ'lllentof' work.er. which may-extend to tbree ·months·or with fil!e•which may extenll to ,one huqdred tbousand·JVpe.esbu.t notl.ess ti1an twency five th·ousand nupe¢;, or with both. 7,6. \o/hoeverl.n'cQ!l.travention J.S,fails to ·appoint Failt!r-c,to-appohlt o( th.eprollisionof-s-t:ctio11 a Metalliferous mine->manager,shall be. punis/la:\)le""th imp~isol)ment for a mahager. term which may extend to sl~ months or witlt flna which may extend to one rupees b\.lt not.le.ssth~n fifty_ bunr;ln«IUwo,;-:i,ncl thousand rupe~~, orw1th bo,th. 77, Whoeyer(n coptravention of-the pro~\slon of section 161 F;iilsto c-arryon. Failur,c ~Q carry the .~uties:in.the MetalllferousmiM shall ~~-punishablewi'tjjimprisonment for on d'uttesJn'tb.e a term whkli ·ma~--extendto' thre~ menths:or.-with fine whid1· may -exten.dto Met~lilenlu,s lfifty.tlccousand.rupces b.ut no,lcss than tw~ntylhousand rupco:<orwtth::t,oth. mines. 7_u,(11WltoeveJ',in coniraveqtion of f!le ~rovjsions ofsub·S~~on (l'J of se,tirin_ Notfce o'f 23 fails to gu,e· notice o[. any ,a_cddelltaloceutretice shall, if the occurrence accidents. results hi slirio.usbodily filjttty, be "j)UiliS-ii.able '"'i{hfine'wf:Jkh·i:n3y P.xt~i!d to one ·hundL-edthousand rupees or, ffthc,occurrc;ncc- results h:l los~}(I~ fife;.be _punishablewnn llllprfsonment wblcb m~y c:i:wnd~o six months 1ir wjth fine ·,vnichmay,exten<.1to five huirdred f.housap(rupees but. not less, th~n thlr!}' ,th~ou's:3nd ·ruj)e·es., or wlth h6th. {2} _Wh9evcriu c:o-htta~enJfou of a i;!h'tc~lOJJ tnade t,y Go'vcmw,entut1der" .sub-section'(4J of.section 23 fails to record in the prescribed regfster oc ~ogive nvtlce .o: any accident'a!--occurr.ence,shall be punishable -w!tl1lir,e which may ixten~ to fift,;tbQus!1·n:a r,upe€'.S but-notle~s rh.at;:l:hirfy ~1ousa.11d VUP.ee§.

79. Wbut:v..er·contraven·esany pl"OvlsionsOf tlti_sAtf,or any reg.uJa9°oa,rule Di!;ol,ed.1cuc.: of oi'°bye-law·or any order made thereunder for the.co.ntraventfoit of,vhich no .orders. ·penalty is heiyit,before provided cSlpll be p~nishable with fine which may ·extena.to t\VO hundro'dthou.<andrup,l!esbut no~Jes~than Blfy:thousan'd rupe•'s: corifivend9n, -y,,itha fu.rd:ierfine~·which and, in the c;,i,s~of-a· -=o·nti~u~ng maY, e,frend to five thousand rupe_esfor-evary'da)'-OPW-b1ch cite offe-n(teris--pro\/edLO have,persist.edln the contravention after the date of the first convict:JOR. 35 THE SINDU GOV'.f',GAZETTE l>XT, JANUARY 09,'.1023 PART- IV

80. (1) Notwitfis,tandUlg' anypitng bere!nbefoi:,e contained, whoever .Contrav,entlonof contravenes any provtsion,'of this Act or any regulation, rule or gye')aw Qr o'f iawwith .any ord9r made:theceundor, shaUbe punishable, 1fSIi.diconttavention results dangerous, 5 :n;.Jossoftife, with hnprisonmen':wllfch may.extend ·to one y·e¥, o:Ewith fine • re tirts. -:.vhid1 may extend to ·three hursdre<ltboa,,-mU rugees b,;,t no:t less -t)1an.one ltuncired. thousanjl rupees: cir1vitlibqth; or, if such contravention- results in seripus liodily injury, >yith imP.t'i<n'nnil!n~lti~h llll!Yextena to q0e-r12eptli, or I"· with fine.which may extend to 011e,ha~thousand,rupecs bu.t noc.kss thap twenlJ flvethousandrupees, or with both; or, if such.cootravention othe1'.V{Ule ~- .. :· I injury, or danger to workers- or ot~er perS(!OSin .01·ab9ut' the cau:-;-k:.5 t,jetalliferouomine with imprisonment qrhicli.may e~nd to one.month, or with ~ne •Aihiclt,1\lay.e.xre11d to seventffjve.thousana-ntp•.es•b\\~~ot less than tNenty; 1 thousand rup~s. or{vitb both. G) Wh••• a: j,ers~11having heen oonvicced.uruler tlils seqion i~ •~In convicted \l•ereunder, he s!iall be punishable w!tli cjoub[Athe pW1ishmenl: pro\>idedby sub-section (lj, (3) ,AnY.Court imtiosing, fOlifirming ln appe'!ll, rnvi's{Onor otber.1\lise,a Senhmci:,Q'ffine,P.assed thif. ·undc.'r sectiontnay, when eassiogjudgment..o_;-der the ,vbcire-oranypart of tlldl'ne recovered etc·be paid a·s c<>mpcnsatlonto the ncrsqn.injutec( cir. l~·ca.seof his death, to:hls legal representative; Pro'lide<lthat, 1f ihe fin~_is.imposedin":l,casowhich is subject t·o appeal, no S\lChpayment stiall bfroade'befo're tlie_pertoiiallowed. for p,b.,nting tho ~ppqal'h•s •l'!Psed,pt;,}f an,app'eal bas b~·P.resen 1ed, before the ~e<:ision~f the..ipp~I. ... ·'" ;r _ .. - , •

81. Notwithstanding anything c.o.ntiil.ne<l ln section 3'2 pf tlt!" Gode of Spect,1 provis!Otl " Crinuisal 'PicGedure, 1898 (Act 5 oi 1098), it sliall he lawful for'1 Jll~i€ial rel:i'rdlngfin•• MagtS~te'-tif tfie ~ir.s~Cla~f'to }lass;i seotehc~of'firie exceeding~fiftythous.and rupee~ au.Lho1fzedby thil i\ct on 3hf. person convicted •of an offeJ1CP.: t:)ieteiinder. -sz: Nop~osefutfon sh~J.t.i'ufinstituted.aJlliinst~ owner, o.ccue,ie'r,~gcntor· Prosecutlon,o'i for 1a,tl)".offen.c~und~r thts ~cL ~xceRt ~t'-t},.ei~stance of tlle Ch:ef. o.wner,og;upter.., 1\1aoagcF 1!1sJ)e_ctor Inspector authoriie,d ht tl~s beh~lf by general or special orde, in· agent or m~n,ager. writing l,y the Cb\ef!ri~pectot. •. ·' 83, tfiis Act unless a Limitation.of No court sh•II take. cognizance of any offenc~ 1111i(er comp.laiot.tht:~~q.fhas,b,epn .m~dc- p.roseGUtiou. :: ;' (i), ,,iithln sb< ~•Aths of .·tli• -.jate· .on· whkh 'the offence. is allegedto bav:ebeen.comrottted; or r."- :i (li).wlthln six.months of t:1)€,A1t•. on w1,ich.the,allegedcommission of tt:,e offenc;e-q1.mc codrn know!e.dg~ oftJkl~p~~lur.;,ur • 36 THE SINOH GOVtf. <'lAZETTE:EX'r,.IANUARV ·o9; 2023 PART-JV fUiJ:iir~yCi(Sewhe!'e a person ha"slleen-appointedby the'Departmeht uni:ier ~ection 30 to ho.ld,aninquiry. w,thin sixnionths of,the dat"- nft.he m~JiJn& 'of tile report referred to in .sub-secti,on (4) of that se.ction, wht6'<ver is theclato!;;. 84, .N'oCourt Inferior to tliat of a Judicial M~gis_tratte of tlie Fi!;st'tsl~ss sh.all Col!nl.zance'of tty any offence under this Aet which·inlleged to have b~en com!)littP.d'hy any offences. qwner,-agentor rn1na~r o~a Met:allrfergus ·mineor:_.anioJfen~-e which is·~Ythis• Actmad,e,~unishable with' impr!sqnment '·

85. Nothing'contilined in this Act sh'allabs'o)v~anyperson from the liallility Continuance ol JJn~ef'ttijs Act,Jfsuc;bperson haa or bas 1tltfmare,control over the· affairs 'ofthe liabiljfy. business of the Metalliferous mines .. 86,. ,(1) If the c;:ourttrying any case ir.stih:ted at· the .il)stance of the Chief· Rcfe-t.euc¢: lo pr.lllSJ)Cctorunae~ this•A~ is .(lf opilifon that the cas~ ts ohe' whidi Mining.Bo:ltd.or • lris~:Octo,l' ;nould·.ip'lieuofa proSe'cu.tit:>Q, be ieferred fo a MinitlgBOardor a Gornniltte.c; it Comfflittee-tnlieu m~y•stay·the,criminal proceedip.gs~andrep01~the .m~tt..erto the lJepartmenJ o(prosecu.rlQn In wtth a v!ew to·such reference liemg·made, • c~~ Cll.$C3, (2) On receipt of a,report under sub'S.eclion{1)1 the Department·may refer the case to the .Board O!'a ·c:ormnittee,onnay direct the Coui'H.onrnceed wfth ·t~e~al tHAP'l'Bp.Xll Miscellaneo~ ~ V' • ., ::- ... • {~ R,1- If any' questtt·n arises as to, Whethar:ant &.xc=-~tio~or w6Hdng-1s~a Decfsion,of'·•: Metalliferoustnlnc wfthin the meaningi-Of tbis... rqaydedde question whetber AGt~lie Bf!part'u!t:111. LOo;q~eslionon._the•fbdlngs of Ghief.lnspecrorofMlnesru,d a certificate signed a mine isl.loder by'liim,which shallb"e.conclosjve·onthe;point tbis,(lct • 1,-. - • ' ·,, ·88. f1j·i;,o~P.ftl;;;:ent·on'tlle roconitilend,;.tjoits of the Oepartrlient m:iy, by -Powe'ft9~~xcni,Pt notifi?1t!on'!n .th• Official Ga-zetto,exempt eHlier abs'o!Ut.,lyoo s11bjectto ah.Y, ftom operatlOri.of spec1fiedconditions any local area ol:"any Metalliferous min8'0r-group or chi'ss Act • of Meta!Jife'rousmines. or ,n,y part ofasuch mine or any class of ])er.sons frcm l:lie-operatjo)lof an or •~Y specified provisloos of tbls A<;t ,., . Pr.ovided Uiat,,!Q Io~,! ar.~~or Metalliferous imne, or.gr:oup or class of ,,Metalllferous minessliaJJ be'exempte4 from thi. provisions ofsiktion 42 unless •itTs alsoexempted from the.operation of'all •h• otberJiro..;stonsof.thi•A!'t .Proi••<!•.dfurtl,er,that no •~emption fr.omthe operatto11 of'the provis.ions of section 38 ·sh;ill be granted unless. ip s.ase of.an emergency,. the national interest so requfr.es·and the empt~ and wotkers organization have 'been" consulte<L, • ' ·f/!!'/, ' 3i ·1111:iSl[',UH GOVT. GA7,tn:E EXT.JANUARY 09,2023 PART-IV Providedfurd,cr that no •xemption frnm the operation of the i:rovlsions of sectton 33 or sac;t!on34 or section 41 shall be granted except In l:he event of war or other emergency threatening the national safety. • 89. as the case may be; m:ly reverse or tnodify Power to a1teror GJvemnent or Uep'"artment,, -. any order p,<.sedunder this Act re.<dodorders.

90. This Actshall •pply to Metalllferou.smines belongingto Government. AppUcatl,onof Act· w Government mines,

91. Nnsuit prosecution or other_lega;proceeding whatever shell lie a;aim< lndentnity, a!lYperson :or •nythir.g w'llch ls in good faith done er Intended Lube done under !his Act

92. (l) The ;,r~vlsions o: ~fines A:r. 1923 (Act IV of 1923) rel•tlng ro Repcalancl M•t•llifo.rousMines,In !ts •pplication lo tbe extent of the Provinceof the Sindh S.alllng. are htreby rci,e,lcd. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal under sulrsection (1), anything done, acllon LaJ<en.regulations, rules, bye-laws or orders made under the A•t, shall, so rar_as It~ ?0~.incons(sten~ -.ylth µie prmrisior.s of .,''.~.l!~~le;d • this Act, be deemed to have been done, taken, mad• or Issued, under this Act shall.hav~ effect accordingly. SY ORDC!R:OF MADAM ACTING SPEAKER PROVINCIAL ASSEIIIBL Y OF SINDH G.M.UMAR FAROOQ SECRETARY PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SlNOH Karachi: Print<.'<!at theSindh Governmen1 Press 09-01-2023