Title : Duty of Owner to Open Coal Mine Conservation and Development Account
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) The owner of every coal mine, to whom any money is disbursed under section 9, shall open a separate account in a scheduled bank, to be known as the "Coal Mine Conservation and Development Account" and shall credit to the said Account all sums so disbursed to him : Provided that where it is necessary so to do in relation to the different groups of coal mines owned by an owner, separate accounts may be opened in relation to each such group of coal mines. (2) The money standing to the credit of the Coal Mine Conservation and Development Account and accretions thereto shall be applied by the owner of the coal mine to-- (a) the furtherance of the objects of this Act; (b) the acquisition of stowing or other materials needed for stowing operations in coal mines; (c) the execution..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Utilisation of Proceeds of Duties Levied and Collected Under Sections 6 and 7
State : Central
Year : 1974
In each financial year, a sum not exceeding the net proceeds (determined in such manner as may be prescribed) of the duties of excise and customs levied and collected under sections 6 and 7, respectively, during the preceding financial year or years shall be disbursed by the Central Government in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, to the owners, agents or managers of coal mines or to any other person for one or more of the following purposes, namely :-- (a) conservation of coal and development of coal mines; (b) grant of stowing materials and other assistance for stowing operations; (c) execution of stowing and other operations for the safety in coal mines or conservation of coal; (d) prosecution of research work connected with conservation and utilisation of..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Dissolution of the Coal Board
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 : Power to Make Rules
State : Central
Year : 1974
(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 to be taken for the purpose of conservation of coal and maintenance of safety in coal mines; (b) the measures to be taken for the development of coal mines; (c) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which, sums at the credit of the Coal Mine Conservation and Development Account may be applied; (d) the form in which the Coal Mine Conservation and Development Account shall be kept; (e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) Any..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Collection of Excise Duties
State : Central
Year : 1974
1[(1)] The duties of excise levied under section 6 shall be collected by such agencies and in such manner as may be prescribed. 1[(2) Where any duty of excise referred to in sub-sec. (1) cannot be collected in the manner prescribed under that sub-section, it shall be recovered from the owner of the coal mine in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.] ________________________ 1. Section 8 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section (1) so renumbered. Sub-section (2) inserted by the Coal Mines (conservation and Development) (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (55 of 1985), Section 3 (1-1-1986). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power of Inspectors
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) The Chief Inspector or any Inspector may make such examination and inquiries as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or of any rules and orders made thereunder are being complied with. (2) The Chief Inspector or any Inspector may, with such assistance, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and examine at any time by day or night any coal mine in order to ensure that stowing or any other operation has been, or is being, done effectively : Provided that the power conferred by this sub-section shall not be exercised in such a manner as unreasonably to impede or obstruct the working of the mine. (3) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Mines Act, 1952, the Chief Inspector or any Inspector may, by order in writing, addressed to the owner,..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Declaration as to Expediency of Control by Central Government
State : Central
Year : 1974
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. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
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. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Central
Year : 1974
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 different varieties of coal so as to provide a mixture which on carbonisation results in coke; (c) "coal" includes coke in all its forms but does not include lignite; (d) "Chief Inspector" and "Inspector" mean the persons respectively appointed as the Chief Inspector of Mines and Inspector of Mines under the Mines Act, 1952 and the provisions of that Act shall apply to the Chief Inspector and to all Inspectors while exercising their powers under this Act or the rules made thereunder; (e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Imposition of Excise Duties
State : Central
Year : 1974
(1) With effect from the appointed day, there shall be levied and collected on all coal raised and despatched, and on all coke manufactured and despatched, from the collieries in India such duty of excise, not exceeding rupees ten per tonne, as may be fixed from time to time by the Central Government by notification, and different rates of duty may be levied on different grades or description of coal or coke : Provided that the Central Government may, by general or special order, exempt any special grade or grades or description of coal or coke from the levy of such duty of excise. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), coal shall be graded by the Central Government in accordance with such specifications as may be laid down by that Government from time to time. (3) All..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section