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Workmen's Compensation Act

Matched in: Term Workmen's Compensation Act

Disablement, Partial

Disablement, Partial. [Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (8 of 1923), s. 2(g)]

Compensation

Matched in: Term Compensation

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Common employment

a statutory duty, Groves v. Britannic Co., 1909 (2) KB 146; nor in respect of claims under the Workmen's Compensa-tion Acts (q.v.). The doctrine of Common Employment has been modified by the Employers Liability Act, 1880, which … principle upon which the exception rests is that 'a servant who engages for the performance of services for compensation does as an implied part of the contract take upon himself, as between himself and his master, the

Master and servant

Workmen's Compensation Acts provide a statutory compensation for workmen who meet with accidents in their employment. See WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT. As to settlement of disputes betwee employers and workmen, see CONCILIATION. Consult Manley Smith,or Macdonell, and Chitty's Statutes,

Accident to workman

Accident to workman, compensation for. (English) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, provides s. 1, sub-s. (1), that if in any employment personal injury by accident arising out of

Indemnity

to indemnity between contractors in the case of accidents to workmen, see s. 6 of the (English) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1926. Marine and fire insurances are contracts of indem-nity; see Marine Insurance Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c.

Referee

see (English) Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 (15 & 16Geo. 5, c. 90), s. 24; also (English) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), and other Acts. Reference committees may be appointed under the

Contracting out of a statute

QBD 357. Certain Acts prohibit 'contracting out' or impose limitations. For example, by s. 1 (3) of the Workmens Compensation Act, 1925, contracting out of the Act is allowed upon the certificate of the Registrar of Friendly … 357. Certain Acts prohibit 'contracting out' or impose limitations. For example, by s. 1 (3) of the Workmens Compensation Act, 1925, contracting out of the Act is allowed upon the certificate of the Registrar of Friendly Societies that

Wages

to a workman to cover any special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his employment. [Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (8 of 1923), s. 2 (1) (m)] Means all emoluments which are earned by an employee while

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