Section 28 — Mining Ordinance 1960

(1)

The Minister may make regulations to provide for -

(a)

the regulation of mining operations and regulating the quarrying of earth, gravel, stone, coral, shell, guano, sand, loam and clay and the adoption in or about mines or quarries of any precautions necessary for the prevention of accidents;

(b)

the prohibition of the employment of specified classes of persons in underground working;

(c)

the furnishing by owners or managers of mines of statistical returns and the keeping and production by them of books and plans;

(d)

the appointment of officers to carry out the duties assigned to the Chief

Inspector or Director and the appointment of Inspectors and the assignment to them of duties and powers;

(e)

the service of notices;

(f)

the fixing of premia, rents, royalties and fees for the purposes of this

Ordinance;

(g)

any other matters required to be prescribed or as to which subsidiary may be necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2)

Any regulations under this section may provide that a breach or contravention of any regulation shall constitute an offence and may provide penalties by way of fine for such offence and such regulation may also impose different fines in case of successive or continuous contraventions but no such penalty shall for any one offence exceed one thousand dollars and in the case of a continuing offence no penalty shall exceed a fine of one hundred dollars for every day during which such offence continued.

(3)

The Minister may, by order, add to, vary or revoke any of the Schedules to this

Ordinance.

FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS AT JANUARY 2019 16

Amendment of section 24 of the Land Ordinance.