Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1955

Increase of maximum limit on weekly payment.

4.—(1) In the Third Schedule to the Act of 1934, as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1948, the following rule shall be substituted for Rule 2:

“2. The weekly payment shall in no case exceed ninety shillings.”

(2) In provision (i) and provision (ii) of subsection (2) of section 7 of the Act of 1948, “ninety shillings” shall be substituted for “fifty shillings”.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the appointed day and shall apply in relation to the computation of a weekly payment by way of compensation under the Act of 1934, notwithstanding that the accident happened before the appointed day.

(4) Where a workman is entitled to a weekly payment by way of compensation under the Act of 1934 in respect of a week commencing before and ending on or after the appointed day, the amendments effected by subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply in respect of him until the expiration of that week.