Title : Power to Exempt
State : Central
Year : 1948
1[11C. Power to exempt.-- (1) The Central Government may, if requested so to do by the employer, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification, exempt any coal mine from the operation of all or any of the provisions of the Insurance Scheme, if it is satisfied that the employees of such coal mine are without making any separate contribution or payment of premium, in enjoyment of benefits in the nature of life insurance, whether linked to their deposits in provident fund or not, and such benefits are more favourable to such employees than the benefits admissible under the Insurance Scheme. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Insurance Scheme may provide for the exemption of any person or..... 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 sectionTitle : Mining Companies Not to Be Wound Up by Court
State : Central
Year : 1973
(1) No proceeding for the winding up of a mining company, the management of whose coal mines has vested in the Central Government under this Act, or for the appointment of a Receiver or for any other order in respect of the business of such company, shall lie in any Court except with the consent of the Central Government. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Act, 1956, or in any memorandum or articles of association of any mining company or in any instrument, no resolution passed at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of the members of a mining company shall, in so far as relates to the coal mine owned by such company or any business of such mine, be given effect to unless approved by the Central Government. (3) Subject to the other provisions contained in..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : 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 : Exclusion of Period of Operation of Act in Computing Period of Limitation
State : Central
Year : 1973
In computing the period of limitation prescribed by any law for the time being in force for any suit or application against any person by the owner of any coal mine in respect of any matter arising out of any transaction in relation to the coal mine owned by him, the time during which this Act is in force shall be excluded. 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 : Repeal and Saving
State : Central
Year : 1973
(1) The Coal Mines (Taking Over of Management) Ordinance, 1973, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance so repealed (including any appointment, declaration or order made thereunder), shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act. 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 : Interpretation
State : Central
Year : 1948
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "bonus" means any sum of money payable to an 1 [employee] under the Coal Mines Bonus Scheme framed under this Act; 1 (aa) "coal" includes lignite;] 2 (b) "coal mine" means any excavation where any operation for the purpose of searching for or obtaining coal has been or is being carried on, and includes (i) all borings and bore holes; (ii) all shafts, in or adjacent to and belonging to a coal mine, whether in the course of being sunk or not; (iii) all levels and inclined planes in the course of being driven; (iv) any open cast working or quarry, that is to say, an excavation where any operation, for the purpose of searching for or obtaining coal has been or is being carried on not being a shaft..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Coal Mines Pension Scheme
State : Central
Year : 1948
1 ["3E. Coal Mines Pension Scheme.-- (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, frame a scheme to be called the Coal Mines Pension Scheme for the purpose of providing for-- (a) superannuation pension, retiring pension or permanent total disablement pension to the persons employed in any coal mine or class of coal mines to which this Act applies; and (b) widow or widower pension, children pension or orphan pension and life assurance benefits, payable to the beneficiaries of such employees. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, there shall be established, as soon as may be after framing of the Pension Scheme, a Pension Fund into which there shall be paid, from time to time, in respect of every employee who is a member of the Pension..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section