Mines Act : Power to direct investigation of causes of disease. Indian Bare Acts :

Mines Act,1952

Act No : 35

Section : Power to direct investigation of causes of disease.

26. (1)Power to direct investigation of causes of disease. The Central Government may, if it considers it expedient to do so, appoint a competent person to inquire into and report to it on any case where a disease notified under sub-section (1) of section 25 has been or is suspected to have been contacted in a mine, and may also appoint one or more persons possessing legal or special knowledge to act as assessors in such inquiry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicons and Pneumoconiosis declared as such diseases, vide Notification No.S.R.O. 1306, dated the 2lst July, 1952, published in the Gazette of India, 1952, Pt. II, Sec. 3, p. 1153. Manganese Poisoning--Nervous Type declared as such disease. vide Noti- fication. No. S. R. O. 3109, dated the 18 December, 1956, published in the Gazette of India, 1956, Pt. II, Sec, 3, p. 2195, --------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 (2) The provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 24 shall apply to an inquiry under this section in the same manner as they apply to any inquiry under that section.