13. Amendment of section 20 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 20 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:–

(1)

in subsection (1) thereof by the substitution for the words “in the course of his employment,” of the words “in the course of his employment or while coming from his place of residence to the work place or while returning back to his place of residence from the work place,”;

(2)

immediately after subsection (4) thereof, by the insertion of the following:–

“(5) The Commissioner may determine a sum which is not more than fifty thousand rupees payable by the employer as funeral expenditure of the deceased workman. Such sum shall be in addition to the compensation payable by the employer and be deposited with the Commissioner or the next of kin of such workman, by the relevant employer.”.

Read on from s 14