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Rule 119: Standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board

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Rule 119 — Governs standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026
Rule status

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

  • (1) The appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.
  • (2) The certificate of medical re-examination in the FORM –X, shall be issued to the manager of the mine and to the appellant.
  • (3) A copy of the medical certificate shall be retained with the convenor.

Provisos / explanations

  • No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.

Thresholds & timelines

  • No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Full notified text — Rule 119

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.
119. Standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board.- (1) The
appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down
in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.
    (2) The certificate of medical re-examination in the FORM –X, shall be issued to the manager of the
        mine and to the appellant.
    (3) A copy of the medical certificate shall be retained with the convenor.

Application and evidence

  1. Primary statutory test — (1) The appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.
  2. Additional operative limb — (2) The certificate of medical re-examination in the FORM –X, shall be issued to the manager of the mine and to the appellant.
  3. Code Section mapping — 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
  4. Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — X. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Worked example

For an establishment affected by standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board, the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “(1) The appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73. Use the current notified X where the process requires it.

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 119

What is Rule 119 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?

Rule 119 — Governs standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.

What does Rule 119 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The appellate medical board shall medically examine the appellant in accordance with the standard laid down in the FORM –IX for initial and periodical medical examination.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 119 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 119?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 119?

The current concordance maps Rule 119 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.

Which form is connected with Rule 119?

The current corpus records: X. Confirm the current notified version before use.

When did Rule 119 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.

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