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Powers of inspectors with respect to danger from inrushes of gas, water, etc.
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74.—(1) Where an inspector is of opinion that there is avoidable danger of the occurrence of such an inrush into a working as is mentioned in section 73 and either no steps for averting the danger have been taken or steps taken for that purpose appear to the inspector to be inadequate or improper, he may serve on the manager of the mine a notice stating his opinion and that, as the case may be, no steps for averting the danger have been taken or steps so taken appear to him to be inadequate or improper, and imposing all or any of the following requirements—
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(a) a requirement that the manager shall, before the expiration of a specified period, execute specified works for the purpose of averting the danger;
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(b) a requirement that, until such works have been executed, no person shall (save for the purpose of executing the works of saving life) be permitted by the manager to be in the mine or in a specified part thereof;
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(c) a requirement that operations for getting minerals in the working shall, to a specified extent, be discontinued until such works have been executed, or shall not be continued otherwise than in accordance with a specified system of working.
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(2) Where an inspector is of opinion that there is unavoidable danger of the occurrence of such an inrush into a working as is mentioned in section 73, he may serve on the manager of a mine a notice stating his opinion and requiring that operations for getting minerals in the working be permanently discontinued and, if the inspector thinks fit, imposing, in addition, either or both of the following requirements—
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(a) a requirement that the manager shall, before the expiration of a specified period, execute specified works for the purpose of protecting the rest of the mine,
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(b) a requirement that, until such works have been executed, no person shall (save for the purpose of executing the works or saving life) be permitted by the manager to be in the mine or in a specified part thereof.
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(3) The provisions of section 146 as to references upon notices served by inspectors shall apply to a notice served under this section; and any such notice shall, if it is so specified therein, become operative forthwith.
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Duties of Officials and Workmen in Cases of Danger
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