109. Application of Chapter .- [(1) The rules in this Chapter shall apply only where energy is used in mines as defined in the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952).]
(2)[ In mines and oil fields, the rules in this Chapter shall not apply to apparatus above the ground level except where such apparatus may directly affect the safety of the persons employed in underground, open-cast and oil-fields.] [ Substituted by G.S.R. 112, dated 22.3.2000 (w.e.f. 15.4.2000).]
