Qualifications for registration of porters

No porter shall be eligible for registration under this Act,- (a) who has not completed his 18 years age; (b) who has not been granted a medical certificate certifying that he is fit for being engaged in climbing operation on high altitudes by a qualified medical practitioner to whom the porter is referred for medical examination by the competent authority; and (c) whose presence in the area of climbing operations is considered prejudicial to the public interest by the District Magistrate, within whose territorial jurisdiction such area of climbing operations lies.

1. (a) who has not completed his 18 years age;
2. (b) who has not been granted a medical certificate certifying that he is fit for being engaged in climbing operation on high altitudes by a qualified medical practitioner to whom the porter is referred for medical examination by the competent authority; and
3. (c) whose presence in the area of climbing operations is considered prejudicial to the public interest by the District Magistrate, within whose territorial jurisdiction such area of climbing operations lies.