Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)Chapter I : Bureau, Director and Staff4. Functions of director |
| (1) | The director shall be charged with the direction and control of all medical examinations provided for in this Act, and may on such conditions as he may deem fit authorize or direct any medical practitioner to perform any such examination. |
| (2) | The director may in writing authorize— |
| (a) | any person appointed under section 3 (1) (b), (c) or (d) to issue or sign any certificate or other document which in terms of this Act is required to be issued or signed by the director; and |
| (b) | the owner of a controlled mine or a controlled works or a contractor, as the case may be, to issue or renew, through his officers authorized thereto by him, on behalf of the director and subject to his directions, any certificate of fitness. |
[Section 4(2) substituted by section 3 of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 208 of 1993]