Section 27: Other allowances

27. Other allowances (1) Subject to this section, where an employee is entitled to an industrial injury allowance under section 25 or a disablement pension under section 26, he shall be paid, in addition to the allowance or pension— (a) where as a result of the industrial injury, he suffers an incapacity or disablement of such a nature that he must have the constant personal attendance of another person, an allowance at the prescribed rate for the period during which that personal attendance is necessary, but not including any period during which the employee is maintained in any hospital or similar institution without charge to himself or to any other person; (b) where, as a result of the industrial injury, the provision of an artificial aid to him becomes necessary or desirable, a sum sufficient to cover the cost of the artificial aid and its maintenance or renewal; (c) where, as a result of the industrial injury, he suffers damage to— (i) his natural teeth; (ii) any artificial aid being used or worn by him at the time of the accident; or (iii) clothing or spectacles being worn by him at the time of the accident, a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable cost in the case of damage— (A) to natural teeth, of repairing the teeth or replacing them with an artificial denture; or (B) to any artificial aid, clothing or spectacles, or repairing or, where necessary, replacing the artificial aid, clothing or spectacles; continued on page N21 – 19 N21 – 18 (1) [Issue 2] Revised Laws of Mauritius (d) (i) subject to subparagraph (ii), a sum equal to the reasonable expenses incurred during the period for which an allowance under section 25 is payable in respect of medical and surgical attendances which are rendered necessary as a result of the industrial injury including first aid, physiotherapy and maintenance as a patient in a hospital or similar Government institution; (ii) where the industrial injury requires urgent treatment at a private clinic, a sum equal to the reasonable expenses incurred in respect of medical and surgical attendances, first aid and other treatment but not exceeding 4,000 rupees. (2) Any allowance payable under subsection (1) shall be determined by the National Pensions Officer. (3) The allowance under subsection (1) (a) shall be payable, notwithstanding that the employee has elected to receive another benefit in lieu of an industrial injury allowance or a disablement pension. [S. 27 amended by Act 18 of 1987.]