• Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973
  • Notice No. 1170 of 1973
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • Chapter I : Bureau, Director and Staff
    • 2. Establishment of bureau
    • 3. Appointment of director, medical officers and other staff of bureau
    • 4. Functions of director
    • 5. Powers of director to enter upon places, perform tests and carry out inspections or investigations
    • 6. Powers of director to demand information
    • 7. [Repealed]
    • 8. Annual report by director
  • Chapter II : Control in respect of mines and works, and determination of risk
    • 9. Existing control to continue
    • 10. Declaration as controlled mine or controlled works
    • 11. Cancellation of control
    • 12. Ad hoc application of provision of Act
    • 13. Risk work
    • 14. [Repealed]
    • 15. Prohibition of performance of risk work at controlled mine or works without a certificate of fitness
    • 16. Register of persons performing risk work at controlled mine or works
    • 17. Closure of controlled mine or works or alienation of assets by owner
    • 18. Establishment and constitution of risk committee
    • 19. Powers of chairman of risk committee to enter upon premises, conduct investigations or obtain information
    • 20. Determination of risk of controlled mine or works
    • 21. Review and alteration or redetermination of risk
    • 22. Notice of determination, alteration or redetermination of risk
  • Chapter III : Certificates of fitness, and medical and other examinations
    • 23. Certificate of fitness
    • 24. Medical examination of person on mine or works becoming controlled mine or works
    • 25. Periodical medical examination for renewal of certificate of fitness
    • 26. Interim examination of holder of certificate of fitness
    • 27. Procedure where presence of compensatable disease is suspected
    • 28. Procedure where certificate of fitness has lapsed
    • 29. Limited certificate of fitness
    • 30. Restrictions on issue of certificate of fitness in certain cases
    • 31. Director may require certain persons to undergo medical examination
    • 32. Application for medical examination for compensatable disease
    • 33. Report by medical practitioner on person who has worked at mine or works
    • 34. Duties of medical practitioner in regard to post-mortem examination or service
    • 35. Arrangements for post-mortem examinations and services
    • 36. Cost of medical examinations
    • 36A. Medical expenses
    • 36B. Medical aid provided by owners
    • 36C. Arrangements regarding certain compensation
    • 37. Medical practitioner and a person examined entitled to fee or costs under certain circumstances
    • 38. [Repealed]
  • Chapter IV : Certification of compensatable diseases
    • 39. Establishment and constitution of certification committee
    • 40. Establishment and constitution of reviewing authority
    • 41. Conditions of service of member of certification committee or reviewing authority
    • 42. Powers of chairmen of certification committee and reviewing authority
    • 43. Standards for certification of compensatable diseases
    • 44. Degrees of compensatable diseases
    • 45. Director to submit certain medical and post-mortem reports to certification committee
    • 46. Certification committee to determine presence, nature and degree of compensatable disease
    • 47. Certification committee may reconsider and alter own finding
    • 48. Notice of finding of certification committee
    • 49. Effective date of finding of certification committee
    • 50. Review of finding by reviewing authority
    • 51. Joint meeting of certification committee and reviewing authority
    • 52. Review by joint meeting
    • 53. [Repealed]
  • Chapter V : Commissioner, Advisory Committee and Compensation Fund
    • 54. Appointment of commissioner and staff
    • 55. Powers of commissioner to enter upon premises and obtain information
    • 56. Commissioner may delegate powers
    • 57. [Repealed]
    • 58. Supreme Court rulings
    • 59. Establishment and constitution of advisory committee
    • 60. Consultation by commissioner
    • 61. Establishment and management of compensation fund
    • 62. Amounts payable by owner of controlled mine or works
    • 63. Amounts payable by owner of controlled mine or works for research
    • 64. Interest on amount in arrear
    • 65. Penalty for failure to pay amount due
    • 66. Recovery of amount due
    • 67. Commissioner to keep certain separate accounts
    • 68. Commissioner to make certain adjustment between accounts
    • 69. State Account
    • 70. Mines Account
    • 71. Works Account
    • 72. Payments from State Account, Mines Account or Works Account according to circumstances
    • 73. Research Account
    • 74. Minister to make good certain losses in and payments from the compensation fund
    • 75. Investments of moneys by commissioner
    • 76. Records and accounts of compensation fund
    • 77. Records and annual report of commissioner
    • 77A. Actuarial valuation and services
  • Chapter VI : Compensation Generally
    • 78. Application for and award of benefits
    • 79. Benefits to person (excluding widow) who received pension under previous Act
    • 80. Benefits payable after fixed date
    • 80A. Manner of calculating earnings of persons performing risk work
    • 80B. Manner of calculating earnings of persons no longer performing risk work
    • 81. Unpaid benefits at death of beneficiary
    • 82. [Repealed]
    • 83. Benefits to widows of pensioners and widows entitled to pension
    • 84. [Repealed]
    • 85. [Repealed]
    • 86. [Repealed]
    • 87. [Repealed]
    • 88. [Repealed]
    • 89. [Repealed]
    • 90. [Repealed]
    • 91. [Repealed]
    • 92. [Repealed]
    • 93. [Repealed]
    • 94. Payment of, and interest on, benefits awarded
    • 95. Gratuity payable on remarriage of widow entitled to pension
    • 96. Death of beneficiary
    • 97. Pensioner becoming permanent inmate of State institution
    • 98. Cessation of pension to widow who remarries
    • 99. Where disease not due exclusively to work or risk work at mine or works
    • 100. No person entitled to benefits from more than one source...
    • 101. Special awards, and allowance in respect of permanent attendant
    • 102. [Repealed]
    • 103. Commissioner may demand proof of continuance of right to benefit
    • 104. Recovery by commissioner of amount wrongly paid
    • 105. Arrangements by commissioner for payment of benefits on his behalf
    • 105A. Amendment of Act by Minister so as to increase benefits
  • Chapter VII [Repealed] : Compensation to black persons
    • 106. [Repealed]
    • 107. [Repealed]
    • 108. [Repealed]
    • 109. [Repealed]
    • 110. [Repealed]
    • 111. [Repealed]
    • 112. [Repealed]
    • 113. [Repealed]
    • 114. [Repealed]
    • 115. [Repealed]
    • 116. [Repealed]
    • 117. [Repealed]
    • 118. [Repealed]
    • 119. [Repealed]
  • Chapter VIII : General
    • 120. Research and special medical treatment
    • 121. Regulations
    • 122. Minister to table annual reports
    • 123. Minister may delegate powers
    • 124. Offences by persons generally
    • 125. Offences by holder of certificate of fitness
    • 126. Offences by owner, or person in control of, controlled mine...
    • 127. Offences by medical practitioner
    • 128. [Repealed]
    • 129. Notice, demand, direction or payment by registered post
    • 130. Exemption from certain taxes and duties
    • 131. Benefits and service gratuity free from attachment
    • 132. [Repealed]
    • 133. Service gratuity payable to certain persons
    • 134. State to bear cost of administration of Act
    • 135. [Repealed]
    • 136. Repeal of laws
    • 137. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Laws Repealed
• Regulations
  • Regulations - 1973
    • Notice No. R. 1813 of 1973
    • 1. Issue and Renewal of Certificates of Fitness
    • 2. Owners of controlled mines and controlled works shall employ medical practitioners
    • 3. Record to be kept in respect of Black persons
    • 4. Engagement and medical examinations of Black persons
    • 5. Cost of medical examinations and treatment and discharge of Black persons
    • 6. Keeping of registers and records
    • 6A. General provisions
    • 7. Penalty provisions
    • 8. Forms
  • Regulations relating to the basis on which owners of controlled mines and controlled works shall pay amounts in respect of risk shifts worked
    • Notice No. R. 1338 of 1998
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Basis and amounts payable
    • 3. Repeal
    • Annexure
• Notices
  • Increase of Levies
    • Notice No. 604 of 2015
  • Increase of Pension Benefits
    • Notice No. 60 of 2018
    • Notice No. 1839 of 2022
    • Notice No. 2344 of 2022
    • Notice No. 4387 of 2024
  • Amendment of Amounts to Increase Benefits
    • Notice No. 227 of 2018
    • Notice No. 1385 of 2019
    • Notice No. 268 of 2021
    • Notice No. 1930 of 2022
    • Notice No. 3342 of 2023
    • Notice No. 4894 of 2024
  • Adjustment of Levies Paid by Controlled Mines and Works
    • Notice No. 209 of 2018
    • Notice No. 1385 of 2019
    • Notice No. 269 of 2021
    • Notice No. 1972 of 2022
    • Notice No. 3341 of 2023
    • Notice No. 4823 of 2024