Mines and Quarries Act, 1965

Notification of beginning and ending of certain mining and quarrying operations.

125.—(1) The owner of a mine or quarry shall give notice to an inspector of any of the following events—

(a) the beginning of operations for opening a mine, seam or vein, or a quarry or driving a new shaft or outlet of a mine;

(b) the abandonment of a mine, shaft, outlet, seam or vein, or of a quarry;

(c) the expiration of, in the case of a mine, seam or vein, two months, and, in the case of a quarry, twelve months, from the day on which it was last worked for getting minerals or products thereof;

(d) the expiration of two months from the day on which a shaft or outlet was last used;

(e) the resumption of working after abandonment or after the expiration of any such period.

(2) The notice shall be given within two weeks after the happening of the event.

(3) Where—

(a) a mine, seam or vein is abandoned within two months, or a quarry within twelve months, after it was last worked for getting minerals or products thereof, or

(b) a shaft or outlet is abandoned within two months after it was last used,

it shall not be necessary to give notice of the expiration of such period.