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Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the industries engaged in the manufacture or production of power threshers or any other machines which are intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector and which are of such nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof may cause its operator, death dismemberment of any limb or other bodily injury. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS - In this Act, unless the contest otherwise requires.- (a) "child" means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age; (b) "Controller" means the person appointed by the State Government to give effect to the provisions of this Act, and includes every Additional, Deputy or Assistant Controller who may be authorized by the Controller under sub-section (3) of section 5-to exercise any power under this Act; (c) "dangerous machine" means a power thresher, and includes any such machine intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector as the Central Government, being of opinion that it is of such nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof is likely to cause to its operator death, dismemberment.....