Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)Chapter V : Commissioner, Advisory Committee and Compensation Fund70. Mines Account |
| (1) | The commissioner shall credit to the Mines Account all amounts paid to him or her by the owners of controlled mines in terms of the provisions of this Act, except any such amounts so paid as are referred to in section 73 (1). |
| (2) | The commissioner shall, subject to the provisions of section 69 (3) (b) and (c) and section 72, debit the Mines Account with every payment in terms of a provision of this Act to or in respect of any person who, after the commencement of this Act, was found for the first time to be suffering or to have suffered from a compensatable disease which, in the opinion of the certification committee, he or she contracted as a result of work at or in connection with a controlled mine. |