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Pneumoconiosis (Compensation)
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41. Compensation shall not be capable of being assigned, charged or attached, and shall not pass to any other person by operation of law nor shall any claim be set off against such compensation.
42. (1) For the purposes of assessing compensation under section 15, the Commissioner may require---
(a) a person who was engaged in any employment during the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of incapacity to provide particulars of-
(i) his employment and earnings; and
(ii) the names and addresses of his employers, during such period of 12 months;
(b) an employer of a person referred to in paragraph (a) to provide particulars of the earnings of the person during such period of 12 months arising out of the employment by him of the person.
(2) The Commissioner may require a person referred to in subsection (1) or his employer to provide such other particulars as the Commissioner may think necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance, and particulars under this section shall be provided orally, or in writing, or by the production of documents as the Commissioner may direct.
(3) Any person or employer who, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to provide any particulars required to be provided under this section, or who wilfully and with intent to deceive provides any particulars which are false in any material particular, commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $1,000.
43. A certificate purporting to be signed by an officer of the Board authorized for the purposes of section 44-
(a) that any notice required by or under this Ordinance has or has not been given or has or has not been given at any date;
or
(b) that any amount of levy, surcharge, penalty or further penalty due under this Ordinance has not been paid, (Amended, I of 1983, s. 6)
shall be sufficient evidence of that fact until the contrary is proved.
44. (1) Any notice or other document given or issued by the Board may be signed by an officer of the Board, authorized by the Board for the purposes of this subsection.
(2) Any document purporting to be a notice or other document given or issued by the Board and purporting to be signed by an officer of the Board authorized under subsection (1) shall be received in evidence and shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to be such a notice or other document.
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not to be assigned, charged or attached.
Supply of particulars.
Evidence by certificate etc.
Authentication, and production in evidence of documents.