Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)Chapter IV : Certification of compensatable diseases40. Establishment and constitution of reviewing authority |
| (1) | There shall be established a body, to be called the Medical Reviewing Authority for Occupational Diseases, which shall exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred upon or assigned to it by this Act. |
| (2) |
| (a) | The reviewing authority shall consist of not less than three or more than four members to be appointed by the Minister and who shall be medical practitioners. |
| (b) | In appointing the members of the reviewing authority the Minister shall consider such representations (if any) as may have been made to him or her by owners of controlled mines or controlled works or by any organization acting on behalf of such owners or on behalf of persons who perform risk work at controlled mines or controlled works. |
| (3) | The Minister shall appoint a member of the reviewing authority as its chairman and shall designate another member to act as chairman when there is no chairman or the chairman is absent or is for any other reason unable to perform his functions. |
| (4) | A member of the certification committee or an alternate to such a member or a medical practitioner in the employ of the bureau shall not be eligible for appointment as a member of the reviewing authority. |
| (5) | The Minister may appoint in respect of any member of the reviewing authority an alternate or so many alternates as he or she may consider necessary, who shall be a medical practitioner or medical practitioners. |
| (6) |
| (a) | A majority of the members of the reviewing authority shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. |
| (b) | The Minister may make such rules as he or she may consider necessary or desirable for the proper functioning of the reviewing authority. |