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interferes with, hinders, or delays the Secretary ^ or his authorized 

 representative in carrying out his duties under subsection (c) of this 

 section by refusing to admit the Secretary ^ or his authorized repre- 

 sentative to any place, or to permit the inspection or examination 

 of any employment or place of employment, or who willfully hinders 

 or delays the Secretary ^ or liis authorized representative in the per- 

 formance of his duties in the enforcement of this section, shall be 

 guilty of an offense, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished 

 for each offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $3,000 ; 

 and in an}^ case where such employer is a corporation, the officer who 

 willfully permits any such violation to occur shall be guilty of an 

 offense, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished also for each 

 offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $3,000. The 

 liability hereunder shall not affect any other liability of the employer 

 under this chapter. 



InapplicahUity to certain employments 



(g) (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case 

 of any employment relating to the operations for the exploration, 

 production, or transportation by pipeline of mineral resources upon 

 the navigable waters of the United States, nor under the authority 

 of sections 1331-1345 of title 43, nor in the case of any employment in 

 connection with lands (except filled in, made, or reclaimed lands) 

 beneath the navigable waters as defined in sections 1301-1303 and 

 1311-1315 of title 43 nor in the case of any employment for which 

 compensation in case of disability or death is provided for employees 

 under the authority of the Act of May 17, 1928 (ch. 612, 45 Stat. 600), 

 as amended, nor under the authority of sections 1651-1654 of title 42. 

 (2) The provisions of this section, with the exception of para- 

 graph (1) of subsection (b) of this section, shall not be applied under 

 the authority of the Act of September 7, 1916 (ch. 458, 39 Stat. 742), 

 as amended. (As amended Aug. 23, 1958, Public Law 85-742, § 1, 

 72 Stat. 835.) 



1 Secretary of Labor. 



