14Certifying medical officers and medical referees

14 Certifying medical officers and medical referees

[Section 14 amended by No. 106 of 1973, s. 3 ][Section 14 amended by No. 38 of 1988, s. 6 ][Section 14 Substituted by No. 44 of 1993, s. 5 ]

(1)  [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] The Secretary may appoint as many medical practitioners as the Secretary thinks necessary to be certifying medical officers or medical referees for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  A certifying medical officer or medical referee holding office under this Act immediately before the commencement date is taken to have been appointed under this section.

(3)  The Secretary must pay to –

(a) a certifying medical officer; or

(b) a medical referee –

such fee as the Minister may approve in respect of each examination made, certificate given or work or service performed for the purposes of this Act.

(4)  [Section 14 Subsection (4) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] A payment under subsection (3) is to be paid from the Public Account without further appropriation than this section.