Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)RegulationsRegulations - 19731. Issue and Renewal of Certificates of Fitness |
| 1.1 | The amounts payable under section 23 (1) of the Act in respect of a medical examination by the Bureau of a White person or Coloured person who applies for a certificate of fitness under the said section, shall be R5 and R2, respectively, which amounts must be paid by means of uncancelled Revenue stamps. |
| 1.2 | The holder of a certificate of fitness issued to him for the first time, shall not be entitled to the renewal of such certificate unless he has performed not less than 10 shifts risk work. |
| 1.3 | Every White person or Coloured person who performs risk work at a controlled mine or a controlled works shall be examined medically— |
| (a) | in the case of a person not older than 30 years, at least once every four years; and |
| (b) | in the case of a person over the age of 30 years, at least once every two years; for the renewal of his certificate of fitness and such an examination shall include a clinical and radiological examination. |
[Regulation 1.3 substituted by Government Notice No. R. 2222 of 1976]