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Colliery Control (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 — penalty (rule 13)

No. G.S.R. 797(E)Date 2026-09-092 pages

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6972 GI/2026 (1) REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY सं. 729] No. 729] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026/BHADRA 18, 1948 CG-DL-E-16092026-276266 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th September, 2026 G.S.R. 797(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Colliery Control Rules, 2004, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Colliery Control (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Colliery Control Rules, 2004, for rule 13, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:— “13. Penalty.— Whoever contravenes the provisions of these rules shall be liable to penalty as per the provisions of section 25A and 25B of the Act and the rules made thereunder, that is, the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026 ” .

[F. No. PS1/1/2026-PS1] RUPINDER BRAR, Addl. Secy.

Note.— The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 540(E), dated the 25th August, 2004 and subsequently amended vide notification number G.S.R. 546(E), dated the 9th August, 2021, G.S.R. 917(E), dated the 23rd December, 2025 and G.S.R. 710(E), dated the 6th August, Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

BHABAJIT DEKA Digitally signed by BHABAJIT DEKA Date: 2026.09.16 22:45:20 +05'30'