Government Gazette

Vol. 400, No.19383, 23 October 1998

GOVERNMENT NOTICE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

No. R. 1338

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN MINES AND WORKS ACT, 1973 (ACT No. 78 OF 1973)

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE BASIS ON WHICH OWNERS OF CONTROLLED MINES AND CONTROLLED WORKS SHALL PAY AMOUNTS IN RESPECT OF RISK SHIFTS WORKED

The Minister of Health has, in terms of section 121 (1) (k), read with section 62, of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973), made the regulations in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Definitions

1. In these regulations any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear that meaning and, unless inconsistent with the context—

"annexure" means the annexure to these regulations;

"the Act" means the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973).

Basis and amounts payable

2. The basis according to which the commissioner shall determine the amounts payable by the owner of each controlled mine or controlled works for the benefit of the compensation fund in respect of each shift worked by any person at or in connection with that mine or works during which such person performed risk work shall be as set out in the Annexure.

ANNEXURE

Repeal

3. Government Notice No. R. 1689 of 27 October 1995 is hereby repealed.

N. C. DLAMINI ZUMA
Minister of Health