Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)Chapter IV : Certification of compensatable diseases47. Certification committee may reconsider and alter own finding |
| (1) | The certification committee may, when it has expressed a finding under the provisions of this Act, of its own motion or on application by the person to whom such finding relates, or on application by any other person acting on behalf of that person or any organization so acting, or, in the case of a deceased person, on application by the dependants of such person or by any other person acting on behalf of such dependants or any organization so acting, at any time reconsider and, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), alter such finding or rescind it and express a fresh finding in its place. |
| (2) | The certification committee may not alter or rescind any finding by virtue of which any benefit has been awarded to any person, irrespective of whether such finding was expressed before or after the commencement of this Act. |
| (3) | Where a finding is altered or is rescinded and a fresh finding is expressed in its place under subsection (1), such altered or fresh finding shall be deemed to have been expressed on the date on which the original finding was expressed. |