Regulation 18 Amendment of regulation 9
Regulation 9 (re-employment of pneumoconiotics and special provisions for benefit (workmen’s compensation cases)) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
In paragraph (1) at the end there shall be inserted the words “or a specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner”.
In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2)—
after the words “special medical board”, in each place where they occur, there shall be inserted “or the specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner”; and
after the words “to them” there shall be inserted the words “or him”.
In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) after the words “foregoing sub-paragraph by” there shall be inserted the words “a specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner,”.
In sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) after the words “the decision of” there shall be inserted the words “the specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner,”.