Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act 2022 · As enacted
10. Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Parliament of Sri Lanka, unchanged
Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following:–
“(1) On the deposit of any money under section 11 as compensation in respect of a deceased workman, the
Commissioner shall deduct therefrom the actual cost of the workman’s funeral expenses to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees and pay the same to the person by whom such expenses were incurred.
The Commissioner shall cause a notice to be served on each dependent of the deceased resident in
Sri Lanka, requesting such dependents to appear before him on such date as he may fix, to determine the distribution of the compensation. If the Commissioner is satisfied, after any inquiry which he may deem necessary, that no dependent exists, he shall repay the balance of the money to the employer by whom it was paid, but no such repayment shall be made until after the expiry of a period of twelve months reckoned from the date on which the money was deposited under section 11. The Commissioner shall on application by the employer, furnish a settlement of all disbursements made.”.