The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (Act No. 8 of 1923)
An Act to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their employees of compensation for injury by accident. Originally titled the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923; renamed and amended (“workman”/”workmen” replaced by “employee”/”employees”) by the Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009, with effect from 18-1-2010. Further amended by the Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 11 of 2017), with effect from 15-5-2017.
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Employee’s Compensation
- Section 3. Employer’s liability for compensation
- Section 4. Amount of compensation
- Section 4A. Compensation to be paid when due and penalty for default
- Section 5. Method of calculating wages
- Section 6. Review
- Section 7. Commutation of half-monthly payments
- Section 8. Distribution of compensation
- Section 9. Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged
- Section 10. Notice and claim
- Section 10A. Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents
- Section 10B. Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries
- Section 11. Medical examination
- Section 12. Contracting
- Section 13. Remedies of employer against stranger
- Section 14. Insolvency of employer
- Section 14A. Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer
- Section 15. Special provisions relating to masters and seamen
- Section 15A. Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts
- Section 15B. Special provisions relating to employees abroad of companies and motor vehicles
- Section 16. Returns as to compensation
- Section 17. Contracting out
- Section 17A. Duty of employer to inform employee of his rights
- Section 18. [Repealed]
- Section 18A. Penalties
Chapter III — Commissioners
- Section 19. Reference to Commissioners
- Section 20. Appointment of Commissioners
- Section 21. Venue of proceedings and transfer
- Section 22. Form of application
- Section 22A. Power of Commissioner to require further deposit in cases of fatal accident
- Section 23. Powers and procedure of Commissioners
- Section 24. Appearance of parties
- Section 25. Method of recording evidence
- Section 25A. Time limit of disposal of cases relating to compensation
- Section 26. Costs
- Section 27. Power to submit cases
- Section 28. Registration of Agreements
- Section 29. Effect of failure to register agreement
- Section 30. Appeals
- Section 30A. [Omitted]
- Section 31. Recovery
Chapter IV — Rules
- Section 32. Power of the State Government to make rules
- Section 33. [Repealed]
- Section 34. Publication of rules
- Section 35. Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as compensation
- Section 36. Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament
Schedules
- Schedule I. List of Injuries Deemed to Result in Permanent Disablement
- Schedule II. List of Persons Included in the Definition of Employees
- Schedule III. List of Occupational Diseases
- Schedule IV. Factors for Working Out Lump Sum Equivalent of Compensation
