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Substitution of date of death of workman for date of allocation in allocating children's lump sum.
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9.—(1) In subparagraph (1) of paragraph 4 of the Fifth Schedule to the Act of 1934, “the date of the death of the workman on whose earnings they were dependent” shall be substituted for “the date of such allocation”.
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(2) In paragraph 5 of the Fifth Schedule to the Act of 1934, the following subparagraph shall be inserted after subparagraph (2):
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“(3) In the event of a juvenile dependant attaining the age of sixteen years between the date of the death of the workman and the date on which the share of such juvenile dependant is first ascertained—
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(a) the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Schedule shall apply to such share in like manner as they apply to the sums referred to in those paragraphs, and
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(b) accordingly, nothing in the foregoing subparagraphs of this paragraph shall apply to such share.”
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(3) The amendments effected by subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to any case where the accident happened before the appointed day.
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