1988 Ed.]
Employees' Compensation
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(8) Upon the issue by the Special Assessment Board of a certificate under section 16F in respect of a claim referred to it under subsection (6) of this section, the certificate issued under section 16F in respect of the claim by the Ordinary Assessment Board shall be cancelled.
(7) (Added, 31 of 1985, s. 7)
Certificates as evidence
16H. A certificate purporting to be issued-
(a) under section 16F, other than a certificate cancelled under section 16G(4) or (7) or section 16GA(5) or (8); or
(b) under section 16G(3) or section 16GA(4), (Amended, 31 of 1985, s. 8)
and to be signed by or for an Ordinary Assessment Board or a Special Assessment Board, as the case may be, shall be admitted in evidence without further proof on its production in any court and-
(i) until the contrary is proved, it shall be presumed that the certificate is so issued and signed; and
(ii) shall be evidence of the matters stated therein.
(Added, 76 of 1982, s. 14)
Attendance of employee for purposes of assessment, etc.
16I. (1) The Commissioner, an Ordinary Assessment Board or a Special Assessment Board may by notice in writing to an injured employee require the employee to attend for the purposes of an examination or assessment on such date and at such time and place as is specified in the notice.
(2) An employee who receives a notice under subsection (1) shall as soon as possible notify his employer (if any) of the date, time and place for such attendance.
(3) For the purposes of an attendance referred to in subsection (1) an employer shall, if the employee is not already-
(a) on leave of absence from work; and
(b) receiving periodical payments under section 10,
grant to the employee leave of absence from work and, subject to subsection (4), shall pay to the employee, within 7 days after the day on which wages are normally paid to the employee next following such absence from work, the wages or salary in respect of such absence from work or the wages or salary he would have earned if he had worked during such period.
(4) No wages or salary shall be payable under subsection (3) by an employer unless he was the employer of the employee at the time of the accident.
(5) A claim for wages or salary payable under subsection (3) may be brought-
(a) as an action for civil debt in any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction; or