Workmen’S Compensation Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part II · Workman'S Compensation for Injury
Section 19
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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-
employer
"employer" includes - (a) the Government; (b) any statutory body or authority; (c) any person or body of person whether in-corporate or not; (d) the legal personal representative of a de-ceased employer; and (e) in relation to a person employed for the pur-pose of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club, the manager or members of the managing committee of such club; and where the services of a workman are tempor-arily lent or let on hire to another person by the person with whom the workman has entered into a contract of employment, the latter shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to continue to be the employer of the workman whilst he is working for that other person;
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er shall thereupon determine the amount of such lump sum.
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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Liability in case of work-man em-ployed by contractors
Remedies both against employer and stranger
Terms defined in s 3
employer
Defined · s 3"employer" includes - (a) the Government; (b) any statutory body or authority; (c) any person or body of person whether in-corporate or not; (d) the legal personal representative of a de-ceased employer; and (e) in relation to a person employed for the pur-pose of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club, the manager or members of the managing committee of such club; and where the services of a workman are tempor-arily lent or let on hire to another person by the person with whom the workman has entered into a contract of employment, the latter shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to continue to be the employer of the workman whilst he is working for that other person;