Public Contracts and Local Bodies' Public Contracts Act, 1900 Servants' Registry Offices Act, 1908 221 263 Scaffolding Inspection Act, 1906; 265 Servants' Registry Offices Act, 1895, 269 Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908 Shipping and Seamen Act, 1903; 278 (extracts) Shops and Offices Act, 1908 Trade-unions Act, 1908 Shipping and Seamen Act Amend. ment Act, 1905 Shops and Offices Act, 1904; Shops 416 1905; Shops and Offices Act Trade-union Act, 1878; Trade-union 439 Act 1878 Amendment Act, 1896 Wages Protection and Contractors' Contractors' and Workmen's Lien 451 Liens Act, 1908 Act, 1892; Threshing-machine (This Act amends and repeals the 480 Workers' Dwellings Act, 1905; 509 ANALYSIS OF ACTS CONTAINED IN The Accident Insurance Companies Act, 1908 1. Short Title. Enactments consolidated. Page .. 1 Savings. 25. Employees not to be employed on bank holidays. The Bankruptcy Act, 1908 .. 7 112. Cierks, &c., may prove for s lary, &c., beyond preferential claim. Application of Assets when realised. 120. Moneys to be applied by Assignee in payment of costs and expenses of The Coal-mines Act, 1908 .. 1. Short Title. Enactments consolidated. 2. Interpretation. 3. Bed of river deemed vested in Crowr. REGULATION OF MINES. 23. Inspectors. Concurrent powers of Inspectors of Machinery and 24. Mine-manager. Deputy manager. mine. 25. Board of Examiners. Name of manager to be posted at 26. Application for Certificate. First- and second-class certificates. 28 Certificates from beyond New Zealand. Page The Coal-mines Act, 1908-continued. 29. Engine-drivers' certificates. 30. Official inquiries in case of accidents. 31. Offences. 32. No female or boy to be employed in any mine. 33. Youths not to be employed in certair cases. 34. Youth under eighteen not to work engine, &c., in certain cases. 35. Persons in charge of steam machinery to be employed certain number 36. Register of youths employed below ground. 37. Offence to employ youths or boys in breach of Act, &c. 38. Overtime for underground work. 39. Employment of manual labour on Sunday prohibited. Cases in which 40. General rules. Manholes in self-acting or engine planes. Spaces in 41. Special rules in Second Schedule to apply to all mines. 42. Additional rules for particular mines. Saving of existing additional 43. Publication of rules and provisions of Act. 44. Destroying or defacing rules when posted. 45. Rules certified by Inspector to be evidence. 46. False statement by owner, agent, or manager as to posting up rules 47. Openings in mines to be provided. Not to apply if not more than six 48. No agreement to bar liability. 49. Shafts with vertical or overhanging ladders to have platforms. 50. Persons employed in mines to satisfy themselves and to report as to 51. Inspector to make inquiry on complaint of miner. 52. Plan of workings and mine to be kept and copy forwarded to Inspector. Check survey if plan incorrect. The Coal-mines Act, 1908-continued. 53. Plan of abandoned mine to be sent to Minister. 54. Notice to be given to Inspector of abandonment, &c., or opening of mine. 55. Powers of Inspectors. 56. Inspectors to give notice to owner or agent of mine of causes of danger not provided for by rules. 57. If owner or agent objects to comply with requisition, question to be determined by arbitration. If he fails to comply with award, or with requisition where no arbitration, he is guilty of offence against Act. Court may adjourn proceedings for fine to enable requisition or award to be complied with. No agreement to be bar to complying. 58. Power to close dangerous mine. 59. Liability of person committing breach of Act whereby any other person is injured or killed. 60. Accident in mine prima facie evidence of negligence. Compensation in case of accidents caused by negligence. Mode of recovery of compensation. Other rights saved. 61. In proceedings against manager or persor in charge, burden of proof to lie on defendant that he is not such. 62. Inspection of mine after serious accident. 63. Inspector to attend inquest. 64. As to Coroners' inquests. 65. Power of certain officers to enter and inspect mine. 66. As to question whether mine is a coal-mine or not. 74. Arbitration. 75. Conduct of arbitration. MISCELLANEOUS. 76. Injury to adjoining mine by flood-water. 77. Power to make regulations. 78. Inspector to make annual report. 79. Half-yearly returns by owner, agent, or manager of mine. Fine 30. Sick and Accidert Fund, and Coal-miners' Relief Fund. Inspector 81. Allowance to widow when miner killed by accident. 82. Coal-miners' Medical Fund. Miners' association may form Medical Club. Money to be deducted from wages and paid to credit of Medical Fund. How Medical Fund operated on. Weekly payments by members. 83. Wages to be paid at or rear the mine. 84. Wages or contract-money not to be paid at publichouse, &c. 85. Payment of persons employed in mines by weight of mineral gotten. Deductions from weight. 86. Men may appoint cl eck-weigher. Check-weigher not to interrupt the working of the mine. May be removed by Court if he interrupts. Payment of check weigher. 87. Where persons employed are paid by measure or gauge. 88. Weights and Measures Act to apply. 89. Offences by owner or agent of mines with respect to general, special, or additional rules. 90. Offences against rules by other persons. 91. Fine for obstructing Inspector. 92. Defacing notices. 93. Anything which is an offence if done by owner, agent, or manager of mine is an offence if done by miner in that mine. 94. General penalty for offences against Act. Page The Coal-mines Act, 1908-continued. 95. General fine for offences against rules. 98. Governor may direct fine to be paid to person injured or to relative of person killed; or that portion be paid to person giving information. 100. Pay-sheet to be supplied. 101. Qualification for appointment as shift-boss, &c. 102. Notice may be served by registered letter. 103. Expenses of administering this Part of Act to be paid out of moneys appropriated. 104. Saving of instruments and regulations. 105. All agreements with mine-owner for supply of coal to be deemed suspended during strike in the mine. State Coal-mines. 111. Minister may open and work coal-mines. 112. Powers of Minister for carrying on coal-mining. 113. Powers of Minister in respect of transport of coal. Application of Profits. 122. Sinking fund and depreciation fund to be established out of net surplus profits. 123. Price of coal may be reduced if net surplus profits exceed 5 per cent. Miscellaneous. 124. Mines to be managed and worked subject to Part I of Act where applicable. 125. Persons appointed under this Act not Civil servants. 126. Industrial disputes in State coal-mines. 127. Regulations. 128. Provisions as to Westport and Greymouth Harbour Boards. The Coal-mines Amendment Act, 1908 1. Short Title. 2. Section 38 of Coal-mines Act amer ded. 3. Section 27 of principal Act amended. 4. Section 47 of principal Act amended. 5. Crib-time. 6. Underviewers, firemen, and deputies. 7. Second Schedule of principal Act amended. The Companies Act, 1908 ... 1. Short Title. 249. Wages and salary to be preferential claims, and to rank equally. Liquidator to discharge same upon receipt of sufficient assets. The Crimes Act, 1908 89. Conspiracy in trade disputes. 168. Duty of masters to provide necessaries. Neglect of master to provide necessaries. The Deaths by Accidents Compensation Act, 1908 1. Short Title. 2. Interpretation. Enactments consolidated. 3. Action to be maintainable when death is caused by wrongful act, neglect, &c. 63 64 |