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In forceACT NO. II OF 1912 · 30th March, 1912

The Mining Settlements Act, 1912

খনি বসতি আইন, 1912

♣An Act to provide for the better control and sanitation of Mining Settlements in Bangladesh

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Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble
  2. Section 1Short title and extent
  3. Section 2Definitions
  4. Section 3Appointment of Mines Board of Health
  5. Section 4Procedure for declaring area to be a mining settlement
  6. Section 5Appointment, status and duties of Sanitary Officers
  7. Section 6Notice requiring owners to execute and maintain works of sanitation, or to carry on periodical sanitary operations
  8. Section 7Power for Mines Board of Health to execute work in default of owners
  9. Section 8Power for Chairman to discharge functions of Board in certain cases
  10. Section 9Service on notices
  11. Section 10Charging, appointment and recovery of expenses
  12. Section 11Power to make rules.
  13. Section 11APower of Board to make bye-laws
  14. Section 12Powers of Sanitary Officers
  15. Section 13Facilities to be afforded to Sanitary Officers
  16. Section 14Powers of Mines Board of Health for obtaining evidence
  17. Section 15Penalties for offences
  18. Section 16Prosecution of owner, agent or manager
  19. Section 17Limitation of prosecutions
  20. Section 18Cognizance of offences
  21. Section 19Power of Government to alter or rescind orders