(1) Buildings and structures constructed in any aleit alter the declaration thereof as a mining settlement under section 4 shall conform to such conditions as to sanitation, water supply, safety of the dwellers therein and public health as may be prescribed.
(2) If a Board is satisfied that any building or structure within the mining settlement endangers the safety of the dwellers therein, it may, after giving the owner an opportunity of showing cause against the action propueed to be taken under this sub-section, order the demolition of such building or structure:
Provided that no such order shall be executed until after the expiry of the period of appeal or until any appeal filed against it has been disposed of.
(3) Where any building or structure, which was constructed before the declaration of the area in which it is situate as a mining settlement under section 4, is so demolished, the Board shall pay to the owner of such building or structure compensation, to be determined by such authority as the State Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, for the actual loss sustained by him on amount of such demolition.
Buildings oriti structures eonstnueted wit hin mining settlement s to conform to prescribed mathtiorui and power of Board to demolish buildings structures in certain mows 8 The West Bengal Mining Settlements (Health and Welfare) Act, 1964.
[West kn. Act ((.;hapter 1V.—Duties of owners and occupiers of lands, buildings or structures in mining settlements.— Sections 16-18.)
Appeal.
Facilities to be afforded to Health Officers, Sanitary Inspectors end other officers and servant* of the Board.
Power to undertake
16. Any person aggrieved by an order under subsection (2) or by the decision of the authority referred to in sub-section (3) of section 15 may, within thirty days from the date of the order or derision of such authority, as the case may be, prefer an appeal to the District Judge.
17. Every person owning or occupying any land, building or structure within a mining settlement shall furnish the Health Officer or Sanitary Inspector or such other officer or servant of the Board as may be specified in this behalf by the State Government, on requisition, with all reasonable facilities for entering upon such land, building or structure and for any inspection, examination or inquiry under this Act or the rules or by-laws made thereunder.
18. Subject to such restrictions us may be prescribed, a card may, on the recommendation of the Health Officer or Rherwiset undertake in the....minin eaenrien such es as it emuuderi necessary to provide for—
(1) the supply of filtered or other water;
(ii) sanitation, drainage, conservancy, maintenance of public health and , prevention or abatement of nuisances;
(iii) the bonging of residents in the mining settlement, whether permanent or temporary ;
(iv) preventing the outbreak and spread of, and combat.
ing, epidemic and other diseases;
(41) the proper treatment of the sick by the establishment and maintenance of hospitals" and dispensaries and a medical staff;
(vii) the regular inspection of food-stuffs exposed for sale in the mining settlement and report to food inspectors appointed under the Prevention 37 of 1964.
of Food, Adulteration Act, 1954;
(via) the registration of births, deaths and diseases in the mining settlement;
(viii) the . carrying out generally of the purposes of this Aot.
The West Bengal Mining Settlements (Health and Welfare) 9 Adt, W64.
XXV of tom.]
(Chapter IV.--Duties of owners and occupiers of lands, buildings or structures in mining settlements.—Sations 19-21.)