Section 57

Designation of certifying authorities.

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

  • Act 49 of 2016
  • Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
About this Act

An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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    (1) The appropriate Government shall designate persons, having requisite qualifications and experience, as certifying authorities, who shall be competent to issue the certificate of disability.
     (2) The appropriate Government shall also notify the jurisdiction within which and the terms and conditions subject to which, the certifying authority shall perform its certification functions.

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