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No.

1 of 1994.

The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1994.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA L.S.

I Assent, James B. Carlisle, Governor-General.

2nd February, 1994.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA No.

1 of 1994 AN ACT toamend the Workmen's Compensation Act (Cap.

377).

[ 10th February, 1994 ] ENACTED by Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as fol- lows- 1.

This Act may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation short title.

(Amendment) Act, 1994.

2.


Section 8 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, in this Act Amendment of referred to as the principal Act, is amended in subsection (1) as section 8 of Cap.

follows - 377.
follows - 377.

(a) in paragraph (a) (i), by deleting the words "fifty thousand dollars" and substituting the words "one hundred and fifty thousand dollars"; (b) in subparagraph (b) (i) by deleting the words "sixty thousand dollars" and substituting the words "two hundred and fifty thousand dollars"; (c) in paragraph (b) (ii) by deleting the words "sixty thousand dollars" and substituting the words "two hundred and fifty thousand dollars".
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Amendment of section of the principal Act 2 The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1994.

No.

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3.

Section 2 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by repealing the definition of "ship", "vessel", "seaman" and "port" and substituting the following definitions - "port" includes place; "seanan", "ship", and "vessel" have the same meaning as in the Antiguaa~dBarbudaMerchant Shipping Act, 1985;" Amendment of sec- tion 33 of the princi- (1 )- pal Act.

4.
Section 33 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (n) by repealing h e words "any other British Ship" and substituting the words "any other Commonwealth Ship"; (h in paracraph (c) (i) by repealing the words "British Possession" on both occasions upon which they occur and substituting the words "corninonwealth coun- try"; (ii) by inserting before the words "any British Consular Officer" the words "the principal representative of Antigua and Barbuda or"; (lii) by repealing the following: "sections 694 and 695 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," and substituting therefor: "sections 278 and 279 of !he Antigua and Barbuda Merchant Shipping Act, 1985,"; (c) (d) in paragraph (4 by repealing the following "the Merchant Shiping Act, 1894," and substituting the words "any law"; in paragraph (fl by repealing the following: "section 503 of h e Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," and sub- suturing theretor: "sections 301 and 302 of the Antrguaarld BarbudaMerchant Shipping Act, 1985,"; (e) 111 paragraph ;'g) by repealing the following: "subsec- tions (2) and (3) of secuon 174 of the Merchanl and No.
1 of 1994.

The Workmen's Coinpensat ion (Amendment) Act, 1994.

3 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Shipping Act, 1894 (which relates to the recovery of wages of seamen lost with their ship)," and substitut- ing the words "any law that relates to the recovery of wages of seamen lost with their ship".

5.

Section 34 of the principal Act is amended in subsections (1) Amendment of section 34 of the principal Act.
and (4) as follows - (i) in subsections (1 )by repealing the words "three miles of the coast thereof' and substituting the words "the territorial sea"; (ii) in subsection (4) by repealing the following "Section 692 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," and substituting therefor "Section 27 1 of the Antigua and Barbuda Merchant Ship- ping Act, 1985,".

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Passed the House of Representatives this Passed the Senate this 20th day 10th day of January, 1994. of January, 1994.

C.1,.

Murray, Speaker.

B.T.


Carrott, President.

L.A. Dowe, Clerk to rhr House of Representatives.

L.A. Dowe, Clerk to the Senate.

Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, by Rupert Charity, Government Printer -By Authority, 1994.

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