Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 77. In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires-" adult " means a person who has completed his eighteenth year;" current asset " means cash and any asset acquired for the purpose of sale or for the purpose of producing any article for sale and includes any such asset in any stage of producing;" day " means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight;" Director " means the Director of Geological Surveys;" fixed asset " means an asset acquired for continuous use in the business, and not for conversion into cash;" local authority " means a Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Village Council;" manager " means the person, whether paid or unpaid, who has effective charge and control of a mine;" medical officer " means a Government Medical Officer;" mine " means any excavation made on or below the surface of the ground for the purpose of searching for or obtaining any mineral;" mineral" means any naturally occurring substance, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form, in or on the surface of the earth or in the continental shelf but does not include hydro-carbons and water;" night " means the period between seven o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning;" prescribed " means prescribed by regulation made under this Law;" worker " means any person employed, whether for wages or not, in any of the actual processes or operations in a mine, or in cleaning any part of machinery or premises, or in any other processes or operations, but does not include any person employed solely in a clerical capacity," young person " means a person who has completed his fourteenth but has not completed his eighteenth year. |