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Workmen'S Compensation Act

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Liability of employers for injuries
  3. 3 Persons entitled to compensation
  4. 3A Dismissal of workman
  5. 3B Permanent incapacity and temporary incapacity
  6. 4 Interpretation
  7. 5 Dependants entitled to compensation
  8. 6 Interpretation of “employer”
  9. 7 Workmen employed by contractors
  10. 8 Bankruptcy of employer
  11. 9 Employers and insurers
  12. 9A Privilege of compensation
  13. 10 Rules for determining wages
  14. 11 Reviews of weekly payments
  15. 12 Variation of weekly payments
  16. 13 Redemption of weekly payments
  17. PART II: CONDITIONS OF COMPENSATION
  18. 14 Notice of accident and application
  19. 14A Employer to keep books
  20. 15 Conditions as to residence
  21. 16 Medical examination in first instance
  22. 17 Periodic medical examination
  23. 17A Referral to medical referee
  24. 17B False certificate by medical practitioner
  25. 18 Suspension of right to compensation
  26. 19 Agreement as to compensation
  27. 20 Payment of compensation into Court
  28. 21
  29. PART III: ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES
  30. 22 Remedies against employer
  31. 23 Remedies against employer and third party
  32. 24 Workmen employed by State
  33. 25 Local authorities
  34. 26 Persons employed on ships
  35. 27 Special terms in contract of employment
  36. 28 Contracting out prohibited
  37. PART IV: PROCEDURE – MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
  38. 29 Proceedings in default of agreement
  39. 30
  40. 31 Mode and form of application
  41. 32 Service on respondent
  42. 33 Onus of proof
  43. 34 Jurisdiction of Magistrate
  44. 35 Adjournment of hearing
  45. 35A Attorney’s fees
  46. 35B Medical assistance
  47. PART V: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
  48. 36
  49. 36A Interpretation
  50. 37 Compensation for occupational disease
  51. 38 Presumption
  52. 38A Notification of occupational disease
  53. PART VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  54. 39
  55. 40 Charging or assigning weekly payments
  56. 41 Returns as to compensation
  57. 42 Regulations
  58. FIRST SCHEDULE
  59. 1 (a) Subject to subparagraph (aa), the amount of compensation under this Act
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