Addition of new Part IIA.
Rest day not to be changed without permission
of Commis- sioner.
8.
15A. (1) No proprietor shall change, or cause or permit to be changed. any day of the week specified under sub-paragraph (k) of paragraph (2) of regulation 15 in a register unless, not less than forty-eight bours before such change is to come into operation, he has served on the Commissioner a notice in writing of the intention to make such change.
(2) No proprietor shall change, or cause or permit to be changed more often than once in every month any day of the week specified under sub- paragraph (4) of paragraph (2) of regulation 15 in a register unless for special reasons the Commissioner permits him in writing to do so.".
The principal regulations are amended by adding, after Part I, the following new Part-
Application
of Part IIA.
Register of persons employed
underground in industrial undertaking. Second Schedide, Foma 1.
"PART IIA.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED
TO WORK Underground.
164. This Part shall apply to the following in- dustrial undertakings—
(a) mines;
(b) quarries; and
(c) industrial undertakings involving tunnelling
operations.
16B. (1) The proprietor of every industrial undertaking to which this Part applies shall maintain or cause to be maintained therein a register in accord- ance with this regulation.
(2) The register shall be in the prescribed form and shall in respect of every person employed to work underground in the industrial undertaking—
(a) specify his name and residential address: (b) specify the number of his identity card. if
any:
(c) specify his date of birth;
(d) contain a full face photograph of the person; (e) specify the date on which he first com- menced to work underground in the indus- trial undertaking; and
(A) specify the date of every medical examina- don undergone by him in accordance with paragraph (3) of regulation 16C.
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Employce: 16C, (1) Subject to regulations 16D and 16E, not to work
no person shall be permitted to commence to work underground unless underground in an industrial undertaking to which examined this Part applies unless within the month preceding medically.
the date on which the person first commences so lo work
(a) the proprietor has engaged a medical practi- tioner to examine the person medically in accordance with paragraph (3); and
(b) the senior industrial health officer has issued a certificate under paragraph (4) that the person is fit to work underground in such an industrial undertaking.
(2) No person under the age of twenty-one years-
(a) who is employed to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies, and
(b) who has been so employed for more than
twelve months,
shall be permitted to continue in such employment at any time unless within the preceding period of twelve months-
(i) the proprietor has engaged a medical practi- tioner to examine the person medically in accordance with paragraph (3); and
(i) the senior industrial health officer has issued a certificate under paragraph (4) that the person is fit to work underground in such an industrial undertaking:
Provided that a person under the age of twenty- one years who is employed at the date of commence- ment of this regulation to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies may continue to be so employed for a period not exceeding three months from such date, notwithstanding that he has not been examined medically as required under sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph.
(3) Where any person is required to be examined medically for the purposes of this regulation-
(a) the proprietor of the industrial undertaking in which the person is employed or is to be