Section 46 of Mines Act : Section 46: Employment Of Women

46 Employment of women - (1) No woman shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, be employed (a) in any part of a mine which is below ground; (b) in any mine above ground except between the hours of 6 A.M. and 7 P.M. (2) Every woman employed in a mine above ground shall be allowed an interval of not less than eleven hours between the termination of employment on any one day and the commencement of the next period of employment. (3) Notwi...

Rules for Women Working in Mines: (1) Women cannot work: (a) Underground in mines at all. ...

Imagine a scenario where Priya works as an engineer for a mining company. According to Section 46 of The Mines Act, 1952: Priya cannot be assigned to work underground in the mine at any time, due to the prohibition...