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Unit 8: Rules Regarding the Workmen’s Compensation Act
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Unit 8: Rules Regarding the Workmen’s Compensation Act Notes

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
8.1 Workmen’s Compensation

8.1.1 Employer’s Liability for Compensation [Section 3]
8.1.2 Notice and Claim for Compensation [Section 10]

8.2 Rules in Workmen’s Compensation
8.2.1 Power of the State Government to make rules
8.2.2 Publication of Rules

8.2.3 Rules to give effect to Arrangements with other Countries for the Transfer of
Money paid as Compensation
8.2.4 Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament

8.3 Defences of the Employer
8.4 Amount of Compensation (Section 4)

8.4.1 Compensation for Death
8.4.2 Compensation for Permanent Total Disablement
8.4.3 Compensation for Permanent Partial Disablement

8.4.4 Compensation for Temporary Disablement
8.4.5 Compensation to be Paid when due and Penalty for Default

8.5 Distribution of Compensation (Section 8)
8.6 Enforcement of Act
8.6.1 Commissioners [Section 19]

8.6.2 Appointment of Commissioner [Section 20]
8.6.3 Power of Commissioner to Require Further Deposit in Cases of Fatal Accident
[Section 22A]

8.6.4 Powers and Procedure of Commissioners [Section 23]
8.6.5 Appeals [Section 30]

8.6.6 Withholding of Certain Payments Pending Decision of Appeal [Section 30A]
8.7 Summary
8.8 Keywords

8.9 Review Questions
8.10 Further Readings

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