It reads as follows: "2(1)(1) 'Owner ' when used in relation to a mine, means any person who is the immediate proprietor of lessee or occupier of the mine or of any part thereof and in the case of a mine the business whereof is being carried on by a liquidator or receiver such liquidator or receiver and in the 490 case of a mine owned by a company, the busi ness whereof is being carried on by a managing agent, such managing agent; but does not include a person who merely received a royali ty, rent or fine from the mine, or is merely the proprietor of the mine subject to any lease, grant or licence for the working there of, or is merely the owner of the said mine and not interested in the minerals of the mine; but any contractor for the working of a mine or any part thereof shall be subject to this Act in like manner as if he were an owner, but not so as to exempt the owner from any liability.