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Employees Compensation Act
An Act to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by accident.
| Act Id | 192308 |
| Act Number | 08 |
| Enactment Date | 1923-03-05 |
| Act Year | 1923 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Enforcement Date | 01-07-1924 |
- PRELIMINARY
- EMPLOYEE’S COMPENSATION
- 3 Employer's liability for compensation
- 4 Amount of compensation
- 4A Compensation to be paid when due and penalty for default
- 5 Method of calculating wages
- 6 Review
- 7 Commutation of half-monthly payments
- 8 Distribution of compensation
- 9 Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged
- 10 Notice and claim
- 10A Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents
- 10B Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries
- 11 Medical examination
- 12 Contracting
- 13 Remedies of employer against stranger
- 14 Insolvency of employer
- 14A Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer
- 15 Special provisions relating to masters and seamen
- 15A Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts
- 15B Special provisions relating to employees abroad of companies and motor vehicles
- 16 Returns as to compensation
- 17 Contracting out
- 17A Duty of employer to inform employee of his rights
- 18 [Repealed.]
- 18A Penalties
- COMMISSIONERS
- 19 Reference to Commissioners
- 20 Appointment of Commissioners
- 21 Venue of proceedings and transfer
- 22 Form of application
- 22A Power of Commissioner to require further deposit in cases of fatal accident
- 23 Powers and procedure of Commissioners
- 24 Appearance of parties
- 25 Method of recording evidence
- 25A Time limit of disposal of cases relating to compensation
- 26 Costs
- 27 Power to submit eases
- 28 Registration of Agreements
- 29 Effect of failure to register agreement
- 30 Appeals
- 30A [Omitted.]
- 31 Recovery
- RULES
