Workmen’S Compensation Act · s 19

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(1) If a workman receiving a periodical payment in-Wor.kman tends to leave Brunei in order to reside in another country, ~~:~~T 10 re-he shall give to the Commissioner 14 days previous notice of ~~~;~se
his intended departure; and the Commissioner shall forth-with inform the employer who may agree with the workman to continue the payments in the country in which the work-man intends to reside, and in default of agreement either party may apply to the Commissioner for the commutation of such periodical payments into a lump sum to be paid instead of such half-monthly payments and the Commission-
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er shall thereupon determine the amount of such lump sum.
(2) If a workman receiving a periodical payment leaves Brunei for the purpose of residing in another country without giving notice as provided in subsection (1), he shall thereupon cease to be entitled to any benefits upon this Act during his absence from Brunei and he shall, for the pur-
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poses of paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule be deemed to have received periodical payments during such absence.

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s 19

(1)

If a workman receiving a periodical payment in-Wor.kman tends to leave Brunei in order to reside in another country, ~~:~~T 10 re-he shall give to the Commissioner 14 days previous notice of ~~~;~se

his intended departure; and the Commissioner shall forth-with inform the employer who may agree with the workman to continue the payments in the country in which the work-man intends to reside, and in default of agreement either party may apply to the Commissioner for the commutation of such periodical payments into a lump sum to be paid instead of such half-monthly payments and the Commission-

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er shall thereupon determine the amount of such lump sum.

(2)

If a workman receiving a periodical payment leaves Brunei for the purpose of residing in another country without giving notice as provided in subsection (1), he shall thereupon cease to be entitled to any benefits upon this Act during his absence from Brunei and he shall, for the pur-

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poses of paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule be deemed to have received periodical payments during such absence.

Liability in case of work-man em-ployed by contractors

Remedies both against employer and stranger