168. Safety lamps to be used in belowground mines.
- No lamp or light other than an approved safety lamp or torch or other installation permitted under the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010 shall be used or permitted to be used belowground in any mine:Provided that the Chief Inspector may, by an order in writing and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein, exempt any mine or part thereof from the operation of this regulation on the ground that on account of its special character the use of safety lamps is not necessary therein.
