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Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2014 4 No.

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I Assent, Rodney Williams, Governor-General.

10th December, 2014.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014 WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014 No.

12 of 2014 AN ACT to amend the Workmen’s Compensation Act Cap.

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12 of 2014 ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as follows: 1.

Short title This Act may be cited as the Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act 2014.
2.

Interpretation In this Act- “principal Act” means the the Workmen’s Compensation Act Cap.

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Amendment of section 6 of principal Act Section 6(3) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “one thousand dollars” and substi- tuting the words “two hundred and fifty thousand dollars”.

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Amendment of section 16 of the principal Act Section 16 of the principal Act is amended as follows— [ Published in the Official Gazette Vol.
XXXV No.4 dated 8th January, 2015] ————— Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, by Ralph George, Government Printer —By Authority, 2015.

600—1.15 [Price $2.60] Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2014.

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WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014 ARRANGEMENT Sections 1.

Short title.

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Interpretation 3.

Amendment of section 6 of the principal Act 4.


Amendment of section 16 of the principal Act 5.

Amendment of section 24 of the principal Act 6.

Amendment of section 35 of the principal Act 7.

Amendment of section 38 of the principal Act 8.

Amendment of section 49 of the principal Act Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2014.

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Passed by the House of Representatives on the 6th day of November, 2014.
Passed by the Senate on the 24th day of November, 2014.

Gerald Watt, Q.C., Speaker.

Alincia Williams Grant, President.

(a) (b) in subsection (1)(d) by deleting the words “six months” wherever it occurs and substi- tuting “1 year”; in subsection (1)(e) by deleting the words “six months after the accident causing injury” and substituting “1 year from the date of knowledge that the death occurred as a direct result of the injury”.

Ramona Small, Clerk to the House of Representatives.
Ramona Small, Clerk to the Senate.

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Amendment of section 24 of the principal Act Section 24 (6) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “fifteen hundred dollars” and substituting the words “ten thousand dollars”.

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Amendment of section 35 of the principal Act Section 35 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “four weeks” and substituting the words “ninety days”.

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Amendment of section 38 of the principal Act Section 38 of the principal Act is amended by— (a) (b) (c) in subsection (1), deleting the words “fourteen days” and substituting the words “six months”; in subsection (2) deleting the words “seven days” and substituting the words “ twenty- one days”; and in subsection (3) deleting the words “Any such amendment shall be lodged with the clerk of the court who shall forthwith cause it to be served upon the opposite party.” and sub- stituting with the following— “Any such amendment shall be served by the party filing the document.” 8.
Amendment of section 49 of the principal Act Section 49(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “one hundred dollars” and substituting “ten thousand dollars”.”