FORM B
[See rule 4]
The Maternity Benefit Rules, 1961
This is to certify that I examined_______________________________ wife /
daughter of __________________________________ a woman employee
in__________________________________________ (name of l[mine or circus])
on_________________ (date-DD/MM/YYYY) and found / cannot discover that
she is pregnant and is expected to be delivered of a child
within__________________ (month and & days) from the above mentioned
date / has undergone miscarriage /1[Medical termination of pregnancy or tube to
my operation] / has been delivered of a child
on_______________________(date) or is suffering
from____________________(date) from illness arising out of pregnancy/delivery
/ premature birth of a child or miscarriage / 1[Medical termination of pregnancy or
tubectomy operation ].
Seal
Signature of the Medical Officer / Medical Practitioner
Qualifications and Designation
.
Registration No.
Date:_________________
Definitions of "child" and "miscarriage" as in the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.-
1. "Child" includes a still-born child.
2. "Miscarriage" means expulsion of the contents of a pregnant uterus at any period prior to or
during the twenty-sixth week of pregnancy but does not include any miscarriage, the causing
of which is punishable under the Indian Penal Code.
Rule 4. - Proof.-(1) The fact that a woman is pregnant or has been delivered of a child 7[or has undergone miscarriage or medical
termination of pregnancy or tubectomy operation or is suffering from illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of a child or
miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy or tubectomy operation] shall be proved by the production of a certificate to that effect,- (c)
from a Registered Medical Practitioner.