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CAP. 282]

Employees' Compensation

[1988 Ed.

Transitional

55. (1) Nothing in the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Ordin- ance 1980 (44 of 1980) (hereinafter called the "amending Ordinance") shall apply with respect to claims for compensation or other rights, obligations or liabilities in respect of accidents happening before the date of commencement* of sections 4, 5, 8 and 12 or of section 14 of the amending Ordinance, as the case may be; and without limiting the provisions of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1), the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance repealed or deleted by the amending Ordinance shall continue to apply to such claims, rights, obligations or liabilities as if such provisions had not been repealed or deleted by the amending Ordinance. (44 of 1980, s. 16, incorporated)

(2) Nothing in the Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 (76 of 1982) shall apply with respect to claims for compensation or other rights, obligations or liabilities in respect of accidents happening before the commencement* of that Ordinance; and the provisions of this Ordinance in force immediately before the commencement of that Ordinance shall continue to apply to such claims, rights, obligations or liabilities as if such provisions had not been repealed or amended by that Ordinance. (Added, 76 of 1982, s. 35)

(3) The amendments made by sections 4(a) and (b), 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 of the Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 (59 of 1988) do not apply to claims for compensation or other rights, obligations or liabilities in respect of accidents happening before the commencement* of the amendments; and the provisions of this Ordinance in force immediately before the commencement of the amendments continue to apply to those claims, rights, obligations or liabilities as if they had not been repealed or amended by that Ordinance. (Added, 59 of 1988, s. 15)

* Note: Commencement of—

(a) Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance 1980

(i) sections 4, 5, 8 and 12: 1.11.80 (See L.N. 209/80);

(ii) section 14: 1.11.81 (See L.N. 209/80);

(b) Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance 1982: 1.7.83 (See L.N. 107/83);

(c) Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance 1988-

(i) section 8: 8.7.88;

(ii) sections 9, 10, 12 and 13: 6.10.88 (See L.N. 226/88);

(iii) sections 4(a) and (b), 5 and 6: 1.1.89 (See L.N. 226/88).