Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)Chapter II : Control in respect of mines and works, and determination of risk12. Ad hoc application of provision of Act |
| (1) | The Minister may by notice in the Gazette and on such conditions as he or she may deem desirable, declare that, as from a date to be specified in the notice, not being a date earlier than thirty days after the day on which the notice is published in the Gazette— |
| (a) | any provision of this Act specified in the notice, which is applicable with reference to a controlled mine or a controlled works, shall apply with reference to a mine or works so specified which is not a controlled mine or a controlled works; |
| (b) | subject to the provisions of section 10(1), any provision of this Act specified in the notice, which is applicable with reference to persons employed at a controlled mine or a controlled works, shall apply with reference to persons performing risk work at a mine or works so specified which is not a controlled mine or a controlled works; |
| (c) | risk work at a mine or works specified in the notice which is not a controlled mine or a controlled works, shall be deemed to be risk work at a controlled mine or a controlled works. |
| (2) | The provisions of section 10(2) shall mutatis mutandis apply with reference to any notice under subsection (1) of this section. |