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WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1958 - SECT 20

Date of disablement

The date of disablement shall be deemed to be such date as the registered medical practitioner certifies as the date on which the disablement commenced or if he is unable to certify such a date the date on which the certificate is given:

S. 20 Proviso amended by Nos 67/1992 s. 64(11)(b), 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 59.6), 41/2006 s. 36.

Provided that—

        (a)     if the County Court allows an appeal against a refusal by a registered medical practitioner to give a certificate of disablement or against the contents of any such certificate the date of disablement shall be such date as the County Court may determine; or

        (b)     where a worker dies without having obtained a certificate of disablement or is at the time of death not in receipt of a weekly payment on account of disablement the date of death shall be deemed to be the date of disablement.

No. 5601 s. 21.

S. 21 amended by Nos 7292 s. 12(2)(a), 8733 s. 9(1), substituted by No. 10191 s. 270(5), amended by No. 41/2006 s. 37 (ILA s. 39B(1)).



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