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CHAPTER II - EMPLOYEE’S COMPENSATION

Section 10. Notice and claim.

(1) 3[No claim for compensation shall be entertained by a Commissioner unless notice of the accident has been given in the manner hereinafter provided as soon as practicable after the happening thereof and unless the claim is preferred before him within 4[two years] of the occurrence of the accident or, in case of death, within 4[two years] from the date of death:]

Provided that, where the accident is the contracting of a disease in respect of which the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3 are applicable, the accident shall be deemed to have occurred on the first of the days during which the 2[employee] was continuously absent from work in consequence of the disablement caused by the disease:

5[Provided further that in case of partial disablement due to the contracting of any such disease and which does not force the 2[employee] to absent himself from work, the period of two years shall be counted from the day the 2[employee] gives notice of the disablement to his employer:

Provided further that if a 2[employee] who, having been employed in an employment for a continuous period, specified under sub-section (2) of section 3 in respect of that employment, ceases to be so employed and develops symptoms of an occupational disease peculiar to that employment within two years of the cessation of employment, the accident shall be deemed to have occurred on the day on which the symptoms were first detected:]

6[Provided further that the want of or any defect or irregularity in a notice shall not be a bar to the 7[entertainment of a claim]—

(a) if the claim is 8[preferred] in respect of the death of a 2[employee] resulting from an accident which occurred on the premises of the employer, or at any place where the 2[employee] at the time of the accident was working under the control of- the employer or of any person employed by him, and the 2[employee] died on such premises or at such place, or on any premises belonging to the employer, or died without having left the vicinity of the premises or place where the accident occurred, or

(b) if the employer 9[or any one of several employers or any person responsible to the employer for the management of any branch of the trade or business in which the injured 2[employee] was employed] had knowledge of the accident from any other source at or about the time when it occurred:

Provided further, that the Commissioner may 1[entertain] and decide any claim to compensation in any case notwithstanding that the notice has not been given, or the claim has not been 2[preferred], in due time as provided in this sub-section, if he is satisfied that the failure so to give the notice of 3[prefer] the claim, as the case may be, was due to sufficient cause.

(2) Every such notice shall give the name and address of the persons injured and shall state in ordinary language the cause for the injury and the date on which the accident happened, and shall be served on the employer or upon 4[any one of] several employers, or upon any person 5*** responsible to the employer for the management of any branch of the trade or business in which the injured 6[employee] was employed.

7[(3) The State Government may require that any prescribed class of employers shall maintain at their premises at which 8[employees] are employed a notice-book, in the prescribed form, which shall be readily accessible at all reasonable times to any injured 6[employee] employed on the premises and to any person acting bona fide on his behalf.

(4) A notice under this section may be served by delivering it at, or sending it by registered post addressed to, the residence or any office or place of business of the person on whom it is to be served, or, where a notice-book is maintained, by entry in the notice-book.]

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  • 1. This Act has been extended to—(1) Goa, Doman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and the Schedule;(2) Dadra cud Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule;(3) Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and the First Schedule; and(4) Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch.This Act has been modified in its application to apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961) by s. 16 and to thatAct.
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 2, for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010 )
  • 3. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 4. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for “Workmen’s” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010 )
  • 5. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for sub-section (2).
  • 6. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
  • 7. Clause (a) omitted by Act 8 of 1959, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 8. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for the clause (d) (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 9. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010)10. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 2 for “legitimate” (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).

Page 4

  • 1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 2, for “legitimate or illegitimate” (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 3. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 4. Ins. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 6 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).

Page 5

  • 1. In the application of the Act to Bengal, a new clause (ff) has been ins, here by the Workmen’s Compensation (BengalAmendment) Act, 1942 (Ben. 6 of 1942), s. 3.
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010 )
  • 3. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 2, for “in the First Schedule” (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 4. The words and figures “under the Medical Act, 1858, or any Act amending the same, or” omitted by Act 8 of 1959, s. 2(w.e.f. 1-61959).
  • 5. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Act of the Central Legislature or of any Legislature in a Province of India”
  • 6. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for “Part A State or Part B State”.
  • 7. Clause (j) rep. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 2.
  • 8. The word “registered” omitted by s. 2, ibid.
  • 9. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “any such”.10. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 2, for the proviso (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).11. Clause (n) omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 6 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).12. Subs. by A. O. 1937, for “of the Govt.”.

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  • 1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s.2, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 2. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for “Workmen’s” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010 )
  • 3. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 3, for “seven” (w.e.f.1-6-1959).
  • 5. Subs. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 3, for “injury to a workman resulting from”.
  • 6. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 8. The word “or” omitted by Act 5 of 1929, s. 2.
  • 9. Clause (c) omitted by s. 2, ibid.10. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 3, for sub-sections (2) and (3) (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).

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  • 1. Ins. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 3, for sub-section (2A) (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 5. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 6. Certain words omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 3, for “sub-section (2)” (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 8. The words “solely and” omitted by Act 15 of 1933, s. 3.

Page 8

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010)
  • 2. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 3, for s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-7-1984).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 4, for “forty per cent.” (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 7, for “eighty thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010). Earlier it was amended by Act 46 of 2000, s. 3(w.e.f. 8-12-2000).
  • 5. Subs. by Act 45 of 1995, s.4, for “fifty per cent.” (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 6. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 7, for “ninety thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010). Earlier it was amended by Act 46 of 2000, s. 3(w.e.f. 8-12-2000).
  • 7. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 8. Explanation II omitted by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f.18-1-2010).

Page 9

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f . 18-1-2010).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 4 (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 3. Ins. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 7 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).

Page 10

  • 1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 4 (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 46 of 2000, s. 3, for “one thousand rupees” (w.e.f.8-12-2000).
  • 4. Ins. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 7 (w. e. f. 18-1-2010).
  • 5. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 5 (w.e.f.1-6-1959).
  • 6. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 5 for sub-section (3) (w.e.f.15-9-1995),
  • 7. Subs. by Act 46 of 2000, s. 4, for sub-section (3A) (w.e.f.8-12-2000).
  • 8. The brackets and figure “(1)” omitted by Act 9 of 1938, s. 4. Earlier section 5 was re-numbered as sub-section (1) of thatsection by Act 5 of 1929, s. 3.
  • 9. Subs. by Act 13 of 1939, s. 2 (w.e.f. 30-6-1934), for “For the purposes of this Act the monthly wages of a workman shall becalculated”. The words in italics subs. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 5, for “section 4”.

Page 11

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 5.
  • 3. The words “deemed to be” omitted by Act 13 of 1939, s. 2 (w.e.f. 30-6-1934).
  • 4. Clause (b) relettered as clause (c) by Act 15 of 1933, s. 5.
  • 5. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 6, for “in other cases” (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 6. The proviso omitted by Act 15 of 1933, s. 5.
  • 7. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 3, for “this section”.
  • 8. Subs. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 4, for “sub-section”.
  • 9. Sub-section (2) omitted by Act 15 of 1933, s. 5. Earlier it was added by Act 5 of 1929, s. 3.

Page 12

  • 1. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 4, for sub-sections (1) to (3).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 6, for the proviso.
  • 4. Ins. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 4.
  • 5. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 6. Certain words omitted by Act 30 of 1995, s. 6 (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 4, for sub-section (5).
  • 8. Sub-section (6) renumbered as sub-section (8) by Act 5 of 1929, s. 4.

Page 13

  • 1. Ins. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 4.
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 5, for the original words.
  • 4. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 8, for “one year” (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 5. Ins. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 6. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 7.
  • 7. Subs. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 5, for “maintenance of proceedings”.
  • 8. Subs. by s. 5, ibid.
  • 9. Ins. by s. 5, ibid.

Page 14

  • 1. Subs. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 5, for “admit”.
  • 2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “instituted”.
  • 3. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “institute”.
  • 4. Subs. by Act 7 of 1924, s. 2 and the First Schedule, for “any one or”.
  • 5. The word “directly” omitted by Act 9 of 1938, s. 5.
  • 6. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 7, for sub-section (3).
  • 8. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 9. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 8.

Page 15

  • 1. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 9 (w.e.f.1-6-1959).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “Workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).

Page 16

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 6, for certain words.
  • 3. Ins. by s. 6, ibid.
  • 4. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 9.

Page 17

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 7, for certain words (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 3. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 10 (w.e.f.1-6-1959).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workmen” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).
  • 5. The word “registered” omitted by Act 15 of 1933, s. 10.

Page 18

  • 1. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 11, for “six months” (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 2. Added by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 3. Ins. by the A.O. 1950.
  • 4. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 4, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-7-1984).
  • 5. Clause (4) omitted by Act 9 of 1938, s. 7.
  • 6. Clause (5) renumbered as clause (4) of that section by s. 7, ibid.
  • 7. Subs. by Act 7 of 1924, s. 2 and the First Schedule, for “monthly payment”.
  • 8. The words “in Part A States and Part C States” omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3, and the Schedule.
  • 9. Subs. by Act 1 of 1942, s. 2 (w.e.f. 3-9-1939).

Page 19

  • 1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 8 (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).

Page 20

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “G.G. in C”.
  • 4. Ins. by Act 11 of 2017, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).

Page 21

  • 1. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 11.
  • 2. Subs. by Act 11 of 2017, s. 3, for “section 16” (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).
  • 3. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f.15-5-2017).
  • 4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “which may extend to five thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).
  • 5. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 6. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 12, for “the Commissioner”.
  • 8. Ins. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 8 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 9. The word “local” omitted by Act 64 of 1962, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).

Page 22

  • 1. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 13.
  • 2. The word “local” omitted by Act 64 of 1962, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 3. Sub-section (2) and (3) renumbered as sub-sections (3) and (4) to that section respectively by Act 15 of 1933, s. 13.
  • 4. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 10, for sub-section (1), (w.e.f. 15-5-1995).
  • 5. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 6. Subs. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 9, for certain words.

Page 23

  • 1. Ins. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 9.
  • 2. Second proviso omitted by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 3. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 14.
  • 4. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 11, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 5. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 15.
  • 6. Subs. by s. 15, ibid., for “where any such question has arisen, the application”.
  • 7. Subs. by Act 37 of 1925, s. 2 and the First Schedule, for “on”.
  • 8. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 16.
  • 9. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).

Page 24

  • 1. Ins. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 5.
  • 2. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 12, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 14, for s. 24 (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 4. In the application of the Act to Bengal, new sections 24A and 24B have been ins. here by Ben. Act 6 of 1942, s. 4.
  • 5. Ins. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 9 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 6. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 6, for certain words.

Page 25

  • 1. The words “or to a dependant” omitted by Act 7 of 1924, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.
  • 2. Clause (b) omitted by Act 5 of 1929, s. 6.
  • 3. Subs. by Act 5 of 1929, s. 6, for certain words.
  • 4. The words “or to any dependant” omitted by Act 7 of 1924, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.
  • 5. Subs. by Act 7 of 1924, s. 2 and the Schedule, for “or may make such order”.
  • 6. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 7. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 15 (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).

Page 26

  • 1. Subs. by Act 11 of 2017, s. 4, for “three hundred rupees” (w.e.f.15-5-2017).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 17.
  • 3. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 13, for certain words (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 4. In the application of the Act to Bengal, a new s. 31A has been ins. here by the Bengal Touts Act, 1942 (Ben. 5 of 1942), s. 12.
  • 5. Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for “G. G. in C”,
  • 6. For the Workmen’s Compensation Rules, 1924, see Gazette of India, 1924, Pt. I, p 586.
  • 7. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 5, for “workman” (w.e.f.18-1-2010).

Page 27

  • 1. In the application of the Act of Bengal, new clauses (ff), (ff1) and (ff2) have been inserted here by Ben, Act 6 of 1942, s. 5.
  • 2. The word “and” at the end of clause (h) and the original clause (i) omitted, and the new clauses, (i) to (n), which were the sameas clauses, (a) to (f) of s. 33, ins. by the A. O. 1937.
  • 3. The word “and” omitted by Act 58 of 1960, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.
  • 4. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 16 (w.e.f.1-6-1959).
  • 5. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and Schedule (w.e.f.15-5-1986).
  • 6. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “sections 32 and 33”.
  • 7. The words and figures “or section 33” rep.; ibid.

Page 28

  • 1. The words “The Gazette of India or” rep., by the A. O. 1937.
  • 2. The words “as the case may be” rep., ibid.
  • 3. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 20.
  • 4. The original s. 35 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 7 of 1937, s. 2.
  • 5. The words “to any Part B State or” ins. by the A.O. 1948, omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.
  • 6. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 5, for certain words (w.e.f.1-7-1984).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 7 of 1937, s. 2, for “paid to”.
  • 8. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “for the benefit of”.
  • 9. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, -s. 5, for “such part of country” (w.e.f.1-7-1984).10. Ins. by Act 7 of 1937, s. 2.11. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Schedule, for “a Part A State or Part C State”.12. Subs. by Act 7 of 1937, s. 2, for “awarded”.13. The words “in any Part B State or” ins. by the A.O. 1950, first five words were omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and theSchedule, and the word “or” was omitted by Act 36 of 1957, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.14. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 5, for certain words (w.e.f.1-7-1984).15. Subs. by Act 7 of 1937, s. 2, for “and applicable for the benefit of”.16. Ins. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 8 (w.e.f.1-2-1963).17. Subs. by Act 65 of 1976, s. 3, for certain words (w.e.f.21-5-1976).

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  • 1. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 17, for the First Schedule (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 9, for heading (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 3. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 4. Serial Nos. 7 to 54 renumbered as serial Nos. 1 to 48 respectively by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 5. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 14, for “8” (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 6. Serial Nos. 7 to 54 renumbered as serial Nos. 1 to 48 respectively by Act 64 of 1962, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 7. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 14 for certain numbers (w.e.f.15-9-1995).

Page 30

  • 1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 14 for certain numbers (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 2. Serial No. 7 to 54 as serial Nos. 1 to 48 respectively by Act 64 of 1962 s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 3. Ins. by s. 14, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).

Page 31

  • 1. Serial Nos. 7 to 54 renumbered as serial Nos. 1 to 48 respectively by Act 64 of 1962, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).

Page 32

  • 1. Serial Nos. 7 to 54 renumbered as serial Nos. 1 to 48 respectively by Act 64 of 1962, s. 9 (w.e.f.1-2-1963).
  • 2. Ins. by Act 58 of 1960, s. 3 and Sch. II.

Page 33

  • 1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10, for “section 2 (1) (n)” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “workmen” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 21, for clauses (i) to (xiii).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 18, for clauses (i) to (ix) (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 5. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10, for “employed, otherwise than in a clerical capacity or on a railway” (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 6. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 15 (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 7. The words “otherwise than in a clerical capacity” omitted by Act 45 of 2010, s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 8. Ins. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 10 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
  • 9. The words “wherein or within the precincts whereof twenty or more persons are so employed” omitted by Act 45 of 2009,s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).10. The word “or” omitted by Act 64 of 1962, s. 10 (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).11. The word “other than clerical work” omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).12. Clause (b) omitted by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f.18-1-2010).13. The words, brackets and letter “or sub-clause (b)” omitted by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).

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  • 1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 15 for certain words (w.e.f.15-9-95).
  • 2. The words “otherwise than in a clerical capacity” omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f.18-1-2010).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 15, for certain words (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 4. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 18 (w.e.f.1-6-1959).
  • 5. The words “otherwise than in a clerical capacity” omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f.18-1-2010).

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  • 1. The words “in which on any one day of the preceding twelve months more than twenty-five persons have been employed”omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 2. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 18, for “twenty” (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
  • 3. Subs. by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 for item (xviii) (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 4. Subs. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 15, for item (xix) and “employed in farming” (w.e.f. 15-9-1995).
  • 5. The words “otherwise than in a clerical capacity” omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 6. Ins. by Act 9 of 1938, s. 11.
  • 7. Original cl. (xxiii) renumbered (xxv) by s. 11, ibid.
  • 8. The words “and in which on any one day of the preceding twelve months ten or more persons have been so employed” omittedby Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).
  • 9. The words “in which on any one day of the preceding twelve months fifty or more persons have been so employed” omitted bys. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).10. Ins. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 18 (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).11. The words “otherwise than in a clerical capacity” omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f. 18-1-2010).

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  • 1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1995, s. 15 (w.e.f.15-9-1995).
  • 2. The words “in which on any one day of the preceding twelve months more than twenty-five persons have been employed”omitted by Act 45 of 2009, s. 10 (w.e.f.18-1-2010).

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  • 1. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 6 for Sch. (w.e.f.1-7-1984).

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  • 1. Ins. 64 Act 30 of 1995, of 16 (w.e.f. 15-9-95).

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  • 2. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 7, for Sch. IV (w.e.f. 1-7-1984).