Rules and regulations promulgated under the Mining Safety Act shall be construed as "statutory regulations" and any safety devices required by such rules and regulations shall be construed as "safety devices required by law" as such terms are used in the Workmen's Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 63-31-15, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 136, § 15.
Severability. — Laws 1961, ch. 136, § 16, provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 53A Am. Jur. 2d Mines and Minerals §§ 33, 35, 36, 37, 264.
58 C.J.S. Mines and Minerals § 229.