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Employees' Compensation

[1988 Ed.

the insurer for a policy of insurance issued for the purposes of this Part, whether or not such increase is to apply in relation to a particular trade, industry or occupation.

(2) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contravention of any specified provision shall be an offence, and may prescribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $20,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.

(3) When at any time a body corporate commits an offence under regulations made under this section with the consent or connivance of, or because of neglect by, any individual, the individual commits the like offence if at that time-

(a) he is a director, manager, secretary or similar officer or main agent of the body corporate or is purporting to act as such officer or as agent of such body corporate; or

(b) the body corporate is managed by its members, of whom he is one.

(Part IV replaced, 76 of 1982, s. 28)

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS

(Added, 19 of 1964, s. 6)

Compensation not to be assigned, charged or attached

46. Compensation payable under the provisions of this Ordinance 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.

Deduction of insurance premiums from earnings to be an offence

47. (1) An employer who, for the purpose of defraying or partly defraying the cost of insurance in respect of his liability to pay compensation under the provisions of this Ordinance, makes any deduction from the earnings of an employee in his employ, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended, 44 of 1980, s. 15 and 76 of 1982, s. 29)

(2) An employer convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall, in addition to any penalty imposed under that subsection, if the court or magistrate before which the conviction was obtained so orders, pay to the employee any sum deducted from the employee's earnings-

(a) in respect of which the offence was committed; and

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58 CAP. 282] Employees' Compensation [1988 Ed. the insurer for a policy of insurance issued for the purposes of this Part, whether or not such increase is to apply in relation to a particular trade, industry or occupation. (2) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contravention of any specified provision shall be an offence, and may prescribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $20,000 and imprisonment for 6 months. (3) When at any time a body corporate commits an offence under regulations made under this section with the consent or connivance of, or because of neglect by, any individual, the individual commits the like offence if at that time- (a) he is a director, manager, secretary or similar officer or main agent of the body corporate or is purporting to act as such officer or as agent of such body corporate; or (b) the body corporate is managed by its members, of whom he is one. (Part IV replaced, 76 of 1982, s. 28) PART V MISCELLANEOUS (Added, 19 of 1964, s. 6) Compensation not to be assigned, charged or attached 46. Compensation payable under the provisions of this Ordinance 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. Deduction of insurance premiums from earnings to be an offence 47. (1) An employer who, for the purpose of defraying or partly defraying the cost of insurance in respect of his liability to pay compensation under the provisions of this Ordinance, makes any deduction from the earnings of an employee in his employ, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended, 44 of 1980, s. 15 and 76 of 1982, s. 29) (2) An employer convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall, in addition to any penalty imposed under that subsection, if the court or magistrate before which the conviction was obtained so orders, pay to the employee any sum deducted from the employee's earnings- (a) in respect of which the offence was committed; and

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58 CAP. 282] Employees' Compensation [1988 Ed. the insurer for a policy of insurance issued for the purposes of this Part, whether or not such increase is to apply in relation to a particular trade, industry or occupation. (2) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contravention of any specified provision shall be an offence, and may prescribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $20,000 and imprisonment for 6 months. (3) When at any time a body corporate commits an offence under regulations made under this section with the consent or connivance of, or because of neglect by, any individual, the individual commits the like offence if at that time- (a) he is a director, manager, secretary or similar officer or main agent of the body corporate or is purporting to act as such officer or as agent of such body corporate; or (b) the body corporate is managed by its members, of whom he is one. (Part IV replaced, 76 of 1982, s. 28) PART V MISCELLANEOUS (Added, 19 of 1964, s. 6) Compensation not to be assigned, charged or attached 46. Compensation payable under the provisions of this Ordinance 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. Deduction of insurance premiums from earnings to be an offence 47. (1) An employer who, for the purpose of defraying or partly defray- ing the cost of insurance in respect of his liability to pay compensation under the provisions of this Ordinance, makes any deduction from the earnings of an employee in his employ, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended, 44 of 1980, s. 15 and 76 of 1982, s. 29) (2) An employer convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall, in addition to any penalty imposed under that subsection, if the court or magistrate before which the conviction was obtained so orders, pay to the employee any sum deducted from the employee's earnings- (a) in respect of which the offence was committed; and !

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