Cap. 36 Art. 9Power of Minister responsible for public health to prescribe form of certificate to be given by medical practitioners.

(1) The Minister responsible for public health may, from time to time, prescribe the form of the certificate referred to in article 7, and the form so prescribed shall be used in all cases where such certificate is required to be given.

(2) Such forms shall, on demand, be supplied by the Government, free of charge, to any medical practitioner residing or practising in any district.

(3) It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for public health to order by means of a notice published in the Government Gazette, that the Superintendent shall pay to every medical practitioner for each certificate duly sent by him under the provisions of this Ordinance, and relating to any disease specified in such notice, a fee of not less than twenty-nine cents (0.29) nor more than fifty-eight cents (0.58), if the case occurs in his private practice, and of not less than twelve cents (0.12) nor more than twenty-three cents (0.23), if the case occurs in his practice as medical officer attached to any public body or institution.

(4) Any such order may be either permanent or temporary: in the latter case the said notice shall state the time during which the order is to remain in force.