Act Info:
(1) This Act may be called the Iron Ore Mines1[Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare]Fund Act, 1976.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different States:
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply in the first instance the provisions of this Act, only to iron ore mines, or only to manganese ore mines,2[or only to chrome ore mines] in a State with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, and if that Government is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may extend this Act to all iron ore mines3[Manganese Ore Mines And Mines Chrome Ore Mines] in that State with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification published in the Official Gazette.
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1. Substituted for "and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Welfare" by the Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Fund (Amendment) Act, 1982, w.e.f. 01- 07-1983.
2. Inserted by the Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Fund (Amendment) Act, 1982, w.e.f. 01- 07-1983.
3. Substituted for "and Manganese Ore Mines" by the Iron Ore Mines and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Fund (Amendment) Act, 1982, w.e.f. 01- 07-1983.