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Legislative Enactments WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION Marginal Notes 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance. 2. interpretation. [3, 10 of 2022] 3. Employer's liability to pay compensation for injury suffered by a workman. [4, 10 of 2022] 4. Employer's liability to pay compensation for certain diseases contracted by a workman. [3,31 of 1957] 5. Circumstances in which compensation is payable in respect of any disease. [4,15 of 1990] [6, 10 of 2022] 6. Amount of compensation. 6A. The nature of employment to be taken into consideration in calculating the amount of compensation [7, 10 of 2022] 7. Method of calculating wages. [8, 10 of 2022] 8. Review of half-monthly payments. 9. Commutation of half-monthly payments. 10. Persons entitled to compensation. 11. Deposit of compensation with Commissioner in certain cases. [4,31 of 1957] [6, 15 of 1990] [3, 10 of 2005] [9, 10 of 2022] 12. Distribution of compensation.[7,15 of 1990] [4,10 of 2005] [10, 10 of 2022] 13. Payment of compensation. 14. Variation of Commissioner's order of distribution, & c. 15. Workman leaving Sri Lanka to reside elsewhere. 16. Procedure for recovery of compensation. Notice and claim. [8,15 of 1990] [5,31 of 1957] [11, 10 of 2022] 17. Form of notice. 18. Notice-book. [12, 10 of 2022] 19. Service of notice. 20. Power of Commissioner to require statements from employers regarding fatal accidents. [13, 10 of 2022] 21. Medical examination. 22. Right of workman to recover compensation from principal of contractor under whom he is employed. 23. Remedies of employer against third parties. 23A. Imposition of surcharge on employer for failure to pay compensation on due date.[ 10, 15 of 1990] [14, 10 of 2022] 24. Insolvency of employer. 25. Special provisions relating to masters and seamen. 26. Appointment of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners. [ 2,22 of 1959] 27. Appointment of Assistant Commissioners. 27A. Appointmentof a Registrar 28. All officers deemed to be public officers. 29. Protection of public officers. 30. Disputes to be settled by Commissioner. 31. Each Commissioner to deal with matters relating to accidents in his local area. 32. Commissioner entitled to assistance of experts. 33. Transfer of case from one Commissioner to another. 34. Form of application to Commissioner for settlement of question in dispute. 35. Powers of Commissioner. 36. Appearance of parties. 37. Method of recording evidence. 38. Costs. 39. Submission of question of law for opinion of Court of Appeal. 40. Civil court has no jurisdiction over matters required to be dealt with by Commissioner. [8,31 of 1957] 41. Recovery of amounts due. 42. Memorandum or agreement to be sent to Commissioner. 43. Effect of failure to send memorandum of agreement to Commissioner. [ 10, 31 of 1957] 44. Cancellation of registration of memorandum. [17, 10 of 2022] 45. Licence to undertake insurance for the purposes of the Ordinance. [18, 10 of 2022] 46. Commissioner empowered to inspect accounts, of licensee. [19, 10 of 2022] 47. Suspension or cancellation of licence 48. [13, 15 of 1990] 49. Time-limit for appeals. [14, 15 of 1990] [20, 10 of 2022] 50. Costs of appeal. [ 15, 15 of 1990] 51. Procedure in appeal. 52. Hearing or submission on question of law. [21, 10 of 2022] 53. Withholding of certain payments pending decision of appeal. [ 16, 15 of 1990] [22, 10 of 2022] 53A. Appeal to Supreme Court from High Court and powers of Supreme Court on appeal. [ 17, 15 of 1990] 53B. Payment of amount deposited along with interest on final determination of the appeal. [ 17, 15 of 1990] 54. Regulations 55. Amendment of schedules by regulation 56. Approval of Regulations. 57. Employer to report to Commissioner accidents to workmen in certain cases, and to send annual returns. [23, 10 of 2022] 58. Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged. 59. Contracting-out. [24, 10 of 2022] 60. Injured workman roust elect between common law and statutory remedy. 60A. Payment from non- contributory insurance or compensation scheme [ 19, 15 of 1990] [25, 10 of 2022] 61. Reciprocal arrangements.