From 1945 to 1989

1946

• On July 1^st SMAs in Katowice and Cracow, with their respective territorial competencies, are restored by the Council of Ministers after World War II.

1951

• On January 3^rd a new, central State Mining Authority in Katowice is given territorial competence over the whole of Poland.

1953

• On May 6^th a new Mining Law is decreed.

1954

• In accordance to the decree from 21^st October 1954, the SMA is transformed into a central administrative body subordinated to the Prime Minister instead of the Minister of Mining.

1955

• SMA undertakes legislative work on structuring work and safety rules pertaining to the mining industry. "The Collection of Regulations for Work Safety and Health Protection" is issued as the first result.

1960

• A Commission for Surface Protection from Mining Damage is established within the SMA. The Commission worked until 1996. Its work has since then been continued by the Commission for Surface Protection appointed by the President of the SMA.

1969

• The President of the SMA establishes a Work Group for Mining Regulation.
• SMA along with scientific institutes and interested ministries cooperate to prepare the Prime Minister's Occupational Safety and Health, and Fire Safety in Underground Mining Plants Regulation.

1973

• The “Detailed Regulations for Mining Operation and Deposit Management in Underground Mining Plants Extracting Hard Coal and Lignite” are passed. In the following years, with SMA’s participation, respective regulations for other types of mining plants are being issued.

1988

• The Prime Minister establishes the Commission for the Reform of Mining Law and Geological Law chaired by the SMA’s President. The Commission drafted the “Act of Geological and Mining Law”, which is passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Poland and signed by the President of the Republic of Poland on 4th February 1994