Notice of Choice by Shopkeeper of Closing Time on Wednesday and Saturday. To of the Act]. [the Minister charged with the administration I (or we) hereby give notice that I (or we) have chosen one o'clock, p.m., on Wednesday (or Saturday), and ten o'clock, p.m., on Saturday (or Wednesday) as the closing times for my (or our) shop, situate at [name of street] in the [name of Municipality or District] District. We, the undersigned, being a majority of the shopkeepers in the Municipality (or District) of ask that the days in every week for the closing of shops in the said Municipality (or District) at one o'clock and ten o'clock respectively, may be altered to the days following:- 18. (1.) Non-application of provisions as to distance between two shafts, etc. (2.) Non-application of provisions as to dimensions of communication between two shafts, etc. 19. Agreements not to preclude compliance with Act. Division of mine into parts 20. (1.) Division of mine into parts. Certificate of managers. 21. (1.) Appointment of manager of mine. 22. (1.) Daily supervision of mine by manager or under-manager. Board of Examiners for Mining Managers, Under-managers, and Overmen. 23. Constitution of Board of Examiners. Appointment and removal of Board. 24. (1) Certificates of competency of managers and under-managers, (2.) First-class certificate of service for managers. (3.) Second-class certificate of service for under-managers. 25. (1.) Proceedings and powers of Board. 26. Inquiry into competency of manager, and cancellation of certificate in case of unfitness. 27. (1.) Cost and expenses of inquiry. 28. Record and cancellation of certificate; restoration in certain cases. 29. Copy of certificate in case of loss. 30. Penalty for forgery or false declaration as to certificate. Board of Examiners for Engine-drivers in Coal Mines. 31. Board of Examiners for engine-drivers. 32. Certificates of service for enginedrivers. 33. Interim engine-drivers' certificates. 34. Certificates under Mines Regulation Act, 1895. 35. Penalty on unqualified person taking charge of machinery. 36. Person having charge of machinery, etc., without certificate. Returns, BE No. XXV. AN ACT relating to Coal Mines. [Assented to, 19th February, 1902.] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, follows (that is to say): Preliminary. as 1. THIS Act may be cited as the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1902. 2. THIS Act shall come into operation on the first day of June, One thousand nine hundred and two. Short title. Commencement of Act. 3. THIS Act shall apply to mines of coal, mines of stratified ironstone, mines of shale, and mines of fire-clay; and in this Act, Application of Act. unless the context otherwise requires, the word "mine' "mining" means a mine or mining to which this Act applies. " or See Vic. 50 & 51 4. Vict., c. 58, s. 3. Interpretation of terms. See N.S.W. 60 Vict., See Vic. 50 & 51 Vict., c. 58, s. 75. Who shall not be 66 Coal Mines Regulation. 4. IN this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (c.) "Miner" means any person employed in or about a coal mine: (d.) "Owner," when used in relation to any mine, means any person or persons or body corporate who is the immediate proprietor, or lessee, or occupier of any mine or of any part thereof, or any agent, or trustee, or trustees acting on behalf of owner, and does not include a person or body corporate who merely receives a royalty, rent, or fine from a mine, or is merely the proprietor of a mine subject to any lease, grant, or license for the working thereof, or is merely the owner of the soil, and not interested in the minerals of the mine; but any contractor for the working of any mine or any part thereof shall be subject to this Act in like manner as if he were an owner, but so as not to exempt the owner from any liability: (e.) "Plan" includes a correct copy or tracing of any original plan: (f) "Regulations" means regulations under this Act. (h.) "Inspector" means Inspector of Mines or State Mining Engineer under this Act: (i.) "Minister" means the Minister of Mines: (j.) "Manager" means the manager or mining manager Restriction on Employment. 5. (1.) BOYS under the age of fourteen years and females employed in mines. shall not be employed in or about any mine. (2.) No boy shall be employed in caging or uncaging trucks or skips. (3.) No boy shall be employed as a lander or braceman. (4.) No person shall be employed for more than forty-eight hours in any week as a lander or braceman, nor more than eight employed more than hours in any twenty-four hours, except in cases of emergency. Landers and bracemen not to be eight hours per diem, except in special circum. stances. (5) |
