Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)Chapter III : Certificates of fitness, and medical and other examinations36. Cost of medical examinations |
(1) | The cost of any medical examination under this Act, and the cost incurred to keep a person under observation in accordance with any provision of this Act, shall— |
(a) | in the case of a person who works at a mine or works, or whom the owner of a mine or works intends to employ, be borne by the owner of the mine or works; and |
(b) | in the case of any other person, be paid by the Director-General from moneys appropriated by Parliament for that purpose. |
(2) | For the purposes of this section "mine or works" means a controlled mine or a controlled works or a mine or works in respect of which the Minister has under section 12 applied the provisions of this section. |
[Section 36 substituted by section 10 of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 208 of 1993]