Appointment and remuneration of medical referees

(1) The Minister may appoint any medical practitioner to be a medical referee for the purpose of this Act and may revoke the appointment at any time. (2) Any appointment made under subsection (1) of this section, or any revocation of any such appointment shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Gazette or from such other date as may be therein specified. 54 (3) The remuneration of, and other expenses incurred by medical referees under this Act shall, subject to regulations made under this Act and except so far as they are defrayed by fees received from the parties under this Act, be paid out of moneys provided by the National Assembly. (4) Where a medical referee has been employed as a medical practitioner in connection with any case by or on behalf of an employer or workman or by any insurers interested, he shall not act as medical referee in that case. (5) The number of medical referees appointed by the Minister shall be at least six at any time, however, the reduction below six of the number of medical referees shall not invalidate any reference to, or any certificate given by, a