The Central Government may direct that the expenses of any inquiry
conducted by 1[a Committee constituted under section12] shall be borne in whole or in part by the
owner or agent of the mine concerned, and the amount so directed to be paid may, on application by
the Chief Inspector or an Inspector to a magistrate having jurisdiction at the place where the mine is
situated or where such owner or agent is for the time being resident, be recovered by the distress and
sale of any movable property within the limits of the magistrate's jurisdiction belonging to such owner
or agent:
Provided that the owner or his agent has not paid the amount within six weeks from the date of receiving the notice from the Central Government or the Chief Inspector of Mines.
Provided that the owner or his agent has not paid the amount within six weeks from the date of receiving the notice from the Central Government or the Chief Inspector of Mines.
1. Subs. by Act 42 of 1983, s. 11, for certain words (w.e.f. 31-5-1984).