The disabled persons (employment) act, 1944 : registration / [Ministry of Labour and National Service].

  • Ministry of Labour and National Service
Date:
1945
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Credit: The disabled persons (employment) act, 1944 : registration / [Ministry of Labour and National Service]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    be asked to produce a medical certificate from his own doctor. He can get a special form for this purpose from the Local Office. If the medical evidence produced is not conclusive the applicant may be required to undergo an examination by a doctor appointed for the purpose. XVI. AN APPLICANT, whether employed or unemployed, who is referred by the Ministry to a selected doctor for a report will not be called upon to pay any fee. The applicant will also be reimbursed for any loss of earnings suffered (within a limit of 21s. a day) through his attendance for the examination ; if he has to travel an appreciable distance his fares will be paid and he will receive a subsistence allowance based on the distance travelled. Decision on Registration XVII. WHERE the conditions are clearly satisfied the applicant will be registered by the Local Office as quickly as possible, but where there is any doubt the application will be referred to a Disablement Advisory Committee (or a Panel set up by the Committee) for a recommendation. ‘The applicant will be invited to attend before the Committee (or Panel) and may be represented by a friend or a repre- sentative of his [rade Union or a Society catering for disabled persons. The hearing will be private unless the applicant agrees to his case being dealt with in public. NO APPLICATION MILL, BE REJECTED ,WITHOUT. REFERENCE. TO,.A COMMITTEE (OR PANEL). The final decision rests with the Minister who is required by the Act to consider any recommendation from a Committee (or Panel). XVIII. A COMMITTEE (or Panel) which is dealing with appli- cations involving medical questions will have the advice of a doctor especially appointed by the Minister for this purpose. Medical certificates supplied by applicants and medical reports obtained by the Ministry will be referred, SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT’S CONSENT, to the Committee (or Panel) for their confidential information. Issue of Registration Certificate XIX. A CERTIFICATE will be issued to every applicant who has been registered and his name will be entered on the register kept at the Local Office. The certificate is for the applicant’s own use but his employer (or, if he is seeking employment, a prospective employer) has the right to ask for the certificate to be produced so that he can satisfy himself that the applicant is duly registered. The certificate is the property of the Minister and should be kept with great care ; the responsibility for its safety rests with the applicant, but it may be deposited at any time at a Local Office and a receipt for it will be issued. If a certificate is lost or badly damaged the Local Office _ should be informed so that a duplicate can be issued, if necessary.
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