Title : Preliminary
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) This Act may be called The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such day,1as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf. ________________________ 1. Enforced on and from 1-4-1975. Section 2 - Declaration as to expediency of control by Central Government It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Central Government should take under its control the regulation and development of coal mines to the extent hereinafter provided. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "appointed day" means the day on which this Act comes into force; (b) "blending" means the process of intimately mixing..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Provisions Relating to Conservation of Coal and Development of Coal Mines
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of conservation of coal and for the development of coal mines, exercise such powers and take or cause to be taken such measures as it may deem necessary or proper or as may be prescribed. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may, by order in writing addressed to the owner, agent or manager of a coal mine, require him to take such measures as it may think necessary for the purpose of conservation of coal or for development of coal mines including-- (a) in any coal mine, stowing for safety, or (b) the prevention of any factor which may adversely affect the conservation of coal or development of coal mine, or (c) washing of coal with a view to benefiting and reducing the ash-contents..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionState : Central
Year : 1974
COAL MINES (CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1974 COAL MINES (CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1974 28 of 1974 26th August, 1974 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Coal Mines (Conservation Safety and Develop- ment) Act 1952 provides for special arrangements for the development of coal The Act of 1952 is therefore, being conservation and development of coal and safety in coal repealed and re-enacted with the changes indicated above mines and for the establishment of the Coal Board as the principal agency to administer the provisions of the Act The 1952 Act provides for the imposition of a cess on all The said Act was enacted at a time when almost the entire coal raised and despatched, and on all coke manufactured coal industry was in private hands In view of the and..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Coal Mines Conservation and Development Act 1974
State : Central
Year : 1974
Preamble1 - COAL MINES (CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1974 Chapter I Section1 - Short title Section2 - Declaration as to expediency of control by Central Government Section3 - Definitions Chapter II Section4 - Power of Central Government in respect of conservation of coal and development of coal mines Section5 - Duty of owner to take steps for the conservation and development of coal mine Section6 - Imposition of excise duties Section7 - Imposition of customs duty Section8 - Collection of excise duties Section9 - Utilisation of proceeds of duties levied and collected under sections 6 and 7 Section10 - Duty of owner to open Coal Mine Conservation and Development Account Section11 - Power of Inspectors Chapter III Section12 - Dissolution of the Coal Board Section13 - Power..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Dissolution of the Coal Board and Transfer of Employees Thereof
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) On the appointed day, the Coal Board, established under section 4 of the Coal Mines (Conservation, Safety and Development) Act, 1952, shall stand dissolved. (2) On the dissolution of the Coal Board,-- (a) all rights and privileges of the Coal Board shall become the rights and privileges, respectively, of the Central Government; (b) the Central Government shall be deemed to be the lessee of all properties held by the Coal Board, immediately before the appointed day, under any lease and that Government shall hold the lease under the same terms and conditions under which the lease was held by the Coal Board; (c) all other properties, movable and immovable, including cash balances, reserve funds, investments and moneys lying to the credit of the Coal Mines Safety and..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Miscellaneous
State : Central
Year : 1974
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central Government or against the Chairman or any other member of the Coal Board or any officer thereof or any other person in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any rules or orders made thereunder, or in pursuance of the Coal Mines (Conservation, Safety and Development) Act, 1952 or any rule made thereunder. Section 18 - Power to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-- (a) the measures..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974
State : Central
Year : 1974
THE COAL MINES (CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1974 [Act, No. 28 of 1974] [26th August, 1974] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the conservation of coal and development of coal mines and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-- View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Short Title
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) This Act may be called The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such day,1as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf. ________________________ 1. Enforced on and from 1-4-1975. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power of Central Government in Respect of Conservation of Coal and Development of Coal Mines
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of conservation of coal and for the development of coal mines, exercise such powers and take or cause to be taken such measures as it may deem necessary or proper or as may be prescribed. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may, by order in writing addressed to the owner, agent or manager of a coal mine, require him to take such measures as it may think necessary for the purpose of conservation of coal or for development of coal mines including-- (a) in any coal mine, stowing for safety, or (b) the prevention of any factor which may adversely affect the conservation of coal or development of coal mine, or (c) washing of coal with a view to benefiting and reducing the ash-contents..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Duty of Owner to Take Steps for the Conservation and Development of Coal Mine
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) The owner of a coal mine shall take, in relation to each coal mine owner by him, such steps as may be necessary to ensure the conservation of coal and development of the coal mine. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the owner of a coal mine shall-- (a) execute such stowing and other operations as may be necessary to be taken in furtherance of the objects of this Act in so far as such objects relate to the conservation of coal or development of the coal mine or the utilisation of coal obtained from the coal mine; (b) acquire such stowing and other materials as may be necessary for ensuring the conservation of coal, and safety in, the coal mine; (c) undertake research in relation to conservation of coal, development of coal mines and..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section