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7.17 If, as a result of an examination by a medical referee under paragraph 7.15, there is a doubt as to whether the Governor is of good health, the Governor may be offered an opportunity to be examined by a medical board of three members appointed by the Minister. Where this happens, the Minister may appoint a special closing

date.

7.18 Paragraph 7.17 will apply if the Minister decides as a result of an examination by a medical referee under paragraph 7.15 that the Governor is not of good health, and if the Governor subsequently provides a report to the contrary by a physician or surgeon of consultant standing who had before him at the time he made the report a

full statement of the Governor's medical history.

7.19 The fee payable to any physician or medical referee for an examination under paragraph 7.15 will be paid by the Governor examined at the time of the examination. The fee required for an examination under paragraphs 7.16 or 7.17 will be paid by the

Minister. Where a Governor chooses to be examined by a medical board under paragraph 7.18, he will first pay to the Minister a fee for the examination of an amount not greater than the fee, currently promulgated by the Civil Service Department for a consultant acting as a medical referee, this fee will be repaid to him if as a result of the examination the Minister decides that he is of good health.

7.20 Reports on medical examinations made under the preceding paragraphs will be

submitted direct to the Minister, and neither the contents of the reports nor the

reasons for the Minister's decision will be disclosed to the Governor who has been

examined.

7.21 If the Minister is satisfied that a Governor is of good health, and the date

of the Governor's retirement is postponed to a date more than three months after the

date of the medical examination, the Minister may require him to undergo further

medical examination. But he will not be required to pay the fee for any such

examination.

Declaring an allocation

7.22 If the Minister is satisfied with the state of a Governor's health and with

the particulars supplied by him in accordance with paragraph 7.14, the Minister

will ask him to arrange for the beneficiary to write his usual signature in

duplicate in the presence of a witness nominated by the Minister for that

purpose. This requirement will be waived, however, if the Minister is

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