Section 70-1404 - Specific repeals(a) The following acts and all amendments thereof are repealed absolutely. (1) The act of April 12, 1869 (P.L. 852), entitled "An act for the better regulation and ventilation of mines, and for the protection of the lives of the miners in the county of Schuylkill."(2) The act of June 30, 1885 (P.L. 218), entitled "An act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania, and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith."(3) The act of June 2, 1891 (P.L. 176), entitled "An act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith." (4) The act of July 15, 1897 (P.L. 287), entitled "An act to protect the lives and limbs of miners from the dangers resulting from incompetent miners working in the anthracite coal mines of this Commonwealth, and to provide for the examination of persons seeking employment as miners in the anthracite region, and to prevent the employment of incompetent persons as miners in anthracite coal mines, and providing penalties for a violation of the same." (5) The act of May 29, 1901 (P.L. 342), entitled "An act relating to anthracite mines, and providing for the care and life and attention of employes injured in and about said mines." (6) The act of April 29, 1911 (P.L. 102), entitled "An act to provide for the safety of persons employed in and about the anthracite coal mines of this Commonwealth, and to limit the hours of labor and hoisting-engineers employed at or about the same, and fixing a penalty for the violation of this ct." (7) The act of July 1, 1937 (P.L. 2461), entitled "An act providing for the qualifications, examination, appointment, term of office, and removal of Anthracite Mine Inspectors; conferring powers and imposing duties in connection therewith upon the Governor, the Anthracite Mine Inspectors' Examining Board, the Department of Mines, and the courts; and imposing penalties." (b) The following acts and all amendments thereof are repealed in so far as they apply to anthracite coal mines: (1) The act of March 3, 1870 (P.L. 3), entitled "An act providing for the health and safety of persons employed in coal mines." (2) The act of June 30, 1885 (P.L. 202), entitled "An act to prevent the employment of female labor in and about the coal mines and the manufactories thereof in the State of Pennsylvania." (3) The act of May 7, 1889 (P.L. 108), entitled "An act to create a commission to investigate the waste of coal mining, with a view to the utilizing of said waste, and making an appropriation for the expense thereof."(4) The act of April 24, 1901 (P.L. 97), entitled "An act to regulate the weight of all black blasting powder used, made, or sold in kegs, for use in the coal mines within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and providing for the proper stamping of the kegs containing said powder, and making it unlawful for the use of any such kegs for containing said black blasting powder save only by the person, firm or corporation whose name is stamped on said kegs, and providing penalties for the violation of any of the provisions of this act." (5) The act of June 15, 1911 (P.L. 979), entitled "An act to safeguard life in the coal-mines of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and to protect and preserve the property connected therewith, by providing that all inside buildings shall be constructed of incombustible material; and providing penalties for failure to comply with the terms of this act, and making a violation thereof by mine superintendents a misdemeanor" (6) The act of April 25, 1945 (P.L. 289), entitled "An act providing for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the coal mines of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the protection and preservation of property connected therewith; the appointment of electrical inspectors by the Secretary of Mines with the consent and approval of the Governor; the fixing of their salaries and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties; and the fixing of the qualifications which shall be possessed by persons appointed to the position of electrical inspector." (7) The act of May 15, 1945 (P.L. 526), entitled "An act relating to the use of trailing cables on portable electric machinery in coal mines; providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein, and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith, and for the inspection of such equipment by the Department of Mines." (8) The act of May 29, 1945 (P.L. 1132), entitled "An act providing for the health and safety of persons employed in and about coal mines in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the protection and preservation of property connected therewith; the appointment of first aid and mine rescue instructors by the Secretary of Mines, with the approval of the Governor, fixing their salaries and qualifications; providing for the purchase of trucks and necessary equipment to carry on the work; and making an appropriation therefor." (9) The act of May 26, 1949 (P.L. 1846), entitled "An act fixing the salaries of State mine inspectors under the jurisdiction of the Department of Mines and the expenses incident to their office." (10) The act of December 28, 1951 (P.L. 1801), entitled "An act regulating the use of machinery powered by internal combustion engines or motors in coal mines." (11) The act of April 4, 1956 (P.L. 1395), entitled "An act relating to the use of conveyor belts in coal mines; providing for the safety of persons employed therein and the protection of property connected therewith; conferring powers and imposing duties upon the Department of Mines; and prescribing penalties." 1965, Nov. 10, P.L. 721, No. 346, art. XIV, § 1404.