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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Mines Act, 1952 Section 72B

Special Provision for Contraventionof Orders Under Section 22

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Mines Act, 1952 Section 72B is part of Mines Act, 1952 - Special Provision for Contraventionof Orders Under Section 22. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoevercontinues to work ina mine incontravention of any order issued under sub-section (1A), subsection (2) orsub-section (3) of section 22 1 [or under sub-section (2) of section 22A] shallbe punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, andshall also be liable to fine which may extend to five thousand rupees:

1 [Provided that in the absence of special andadequate reasons to the contrary to be recorded in writing in the judgment ofthe court, such fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees].

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1.Inserted by Act 42 of 1983, section 38 (w.e.f. 31-5-1984).

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Section Section 72B of the Mines Act, 1952 (Special Provision for Contraventionof Orders Under Section 22) is reproduced on this page as part of the Mines Act, 1952. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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