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Unit 8: Rules Regarding the Workmen’s Compensation Act

3. The claim of compensation however be preferred within 3 years from the date of accident Notes
or death.

8.2 Rules in Workmen’s Compensation

Following are the rules relating to the Workmen’s Compensation Act:

8.2.1 Power of the State Government to make rules

(1) The State Government may make rules to carry out the purpose of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters namely:-
(a) for prescribing the intervals at which and the conditions subject to which an
application for review may be made under section 6 when not accompanied by a
medical certificate;
(b) for prescribing the intervals at which and the conditions subjects to which a workman
may be required to submit himself for medical examination under sub-section (1) of
section 11;
(c) for prescribing the procedure to be followed by Commissioners in the disposal of
cases under this Act and by the parties in such cases;
(d) for regulating the transfer of matters and cases from one Commissioner to another
and the transfer of money in such cases;
(e) for prescribing the manner in which money in the hands of a Commissioner may be
invested for the benefit of dependants of a deceased workman and for the transfer of
money so invested from one Commissioner to another;

(f) for the representation in proceedings before Commissioners of parties who are
minors or are unable to make an appearance;
(g) for prescribing the form and manner in which memorandum of agreements shall be
presented and registered;
(h) for the withholding by Commissioners whether in whole or in part of half-monthly
payments pending decision on application for review of the same;

(i) for regulating the scales of costs which may be allowed in proceedings under this
Act;
(j) for prescribing and determining the amount of the fees payable in respect of any
proceedings before a Commissioner under this Act;
(k) for the maintenance by Commissioners of registers and records of proceedings before
them;
(l) for prescribing the classes of employers who shall maintain notice books under
sub-section (3) of section 10 and the form of such notice books;
(m) for prescribing the form of statement to be submitted by employers under section
10A;
(n) for prescribing the cases in which the report referred to in section 10B may be sent to
an authority other than the Commissioner;

(o) for prescribing abstracts of this Act and requiring the employers to display notices
containing such abstracts;

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