20Examination by certifying medical officer or medical referee

20 Examination by certifying medical officer or medical referee

(1)  A certifying medical officer –

(a) shall examine an employee who presents himself for medical examination in accordance with any of the provisions of this Act in order to ascertain whether the employee is suffering from disease or not; and

(b) [Section 20 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:10 Apr 2002] shall certify in writing to an inspector of mines appointed under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 the result of the examination.

(2)  *[Section 20 Subsection (2) amended by No. 44 of 1993, s. 15 and Sched. 2 ]*An inspector of mines shall, forthwith after receiving a certificate under this section, forward or deliver the certificate to the Secretary.

(3)  Subject to the right of appeal conferred on employers and employees by section thirty-two , a certificate of a certifying medical officer under this section is conclusive to all matters contained therein in relation to the health of the employee to whom it relates.

(4)  *[Section 20 Subsection (4) amended by No. 44 of 1993, s. 15 and Sched. 2 ]*An employee and his employer may each inspect any medical certificate given in relation to the health of the employee under this section while the certificate is in the possession or custody of an inspector of mines or of the Secretary.