(1) For the purpose of examination and certification of adolescents who wish to obtain certificates of fitness, the certifying surgeon shall arrange a suitable time and place for the attendance of such persons and shall give previous notice in writing of such arrangements to the employers of undertakings or any class of undertakings within the local limits of his jurisdiction.
(2) The certifying surgeon shall grant the certificate of fitness in Form No.VI. The foil and counterfoil shall be filled in and the left thumb mark of the adolescent person in whose name the certificate is granted shall be taken on them. On being satisfied as to the correctness of the entries made therein and of the fitness of the adolescent person examined, he shall sign the foil and initial the counterfoil and shall deliver the foil to the adolescent person in whose name the certificate is granted. The foil so delivered shall be the certificate of fitness granted under section 23.
All counterfoils shall be preserved for a period of not less than two years from the date of grant of the certificate.
1Subs. by G.O. Ms. No. 3466, Industries, Labour and Housing (Labour), dated the 22nd August,
1966.
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(3) The certifying surgeon shall, upon request by the Chief Inspector, carry out such examination of adolescents and furnish him with such report as the Chief Inspector may indicate in respect of any undertaking or class of undertakings where –
(a) cases of illness have occurred which it is reasonable to believe are due to the nature of work or other conditions of work prevailing therein ; or
(b) adolescents are about to be employed in any work which is likely to cause injury to their health.
(4) If the certifying surgeon is as a result of his examination of the opinion that any adolescent person employed in any undertaking is no longer fit to work he shall inform the employer in writing accordingly. On receipt of such information the employer shall not employ such person in that work for the period recommended by the certifying surgeon unless he is certified fit for the work by the certifying surgeon. The period of non-employment shall be treated as leave for which such person is eligible and if there is no leave to his credit or if such period exceeds the leave for which he may be eligible such excess period shall be treated as leave without pay.
(5) The employer shall afford to the certifying surgeon all facilities to inspect any work in which any adolescent person is employed or is likely to be employed.
(6) If the certifying surgeon wishes to conduct any medical examination at a place of the undertaking to be fixed in consultation with the representatives of motor transport workers the employer shall provide for the purpose of such examination for his exclusive use a room which shall be properly cleaned and adequately ventilated and lighted and furnished with a screen, a table with writing materials and chairs.
(7) If a qualified medical practitioner employed in a dispensary referred to in Chapter IV is appointed to be the certifying surgeon an appeal will lie against his finding to the civil surgeon of that area in which the undertaking is situated.
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