Imprisonment for wilful neglect
20 Imprisonment for wilful neglect
Where any owner or agent, or any person employed in or about any mine, is guilty of any offence against this Act which, in the opinion of the court which tries the case, is one which was—
reasonably calculated to endanger the safety of the persons employed in or about the mine, or to cause serious personal injury to any of such persons, or to cause a dangerous accident; and
committed wilfully by the personal act, personal default, or personal negligence of the person accused, the court, if of the opinion that a fine will not meet the circumstances of the case, may, in lieu of imposing a monetary penalty, impose a sentence of imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months.
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