Interpretation
2. In this Law-
"mine" includes any undertaking, whether public or private, for the extraction of any substance from under the surface of the earth.
Prohibition of employment of women on underground work in mines
3. No female, whatever her age, shall be employed on underground work in any mine:
Provided that the Governor in Council may, by Regulations to be published in the Gazette, exempt from the operation of this section-
(a) females holding positions of management who do not perform manual work;
(b) females employed in health and welfare services;
(c) females who, in the course of their duties, spend a period of training in the underground parts of a mine; and
(d) any other females who may occasionally have to enter the underground parts of a mine for the purpose of a non-manual occupation.