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WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT. 1897 [60 and 61 Vict, ch. 37]

An Act to amend the Law with respect to Compensation to Workinen for accidental Injuries suffered in the course of their Employment. [6th August 1897 ]

Le it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Npiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as lollows : —

1e—(1) If in any employment to which this Act applies persoual injury by accident arising out of and in course of the employment is caused to a workman, his employer shall, subject as hrivinafter mentioued, be liable to pay compensation in accordance with the First Schedule to this Act.

(2.) Provided that : —

(a) The employer shall not be liable under this Act in respect of any injury which does not disable the workman for a period of at least two wevks from earning full wages at the work at which he was employed ;

(b.1 When the injury was caused by the personal negligence or Wilful act of the employer, or of some person for whose act or default the employer is responsible, nothing in this Act shall affect any civil liability ofthe employer, but in that case the workman may. at his option, either claim compensation under this Act, or take the same proevedings as Were open to him before the commencement of this Act; but the employer shall not be liable to Pay compensation for injury to à workman by accident arising out of and in the course ofthe employment both independently of and also under this Act, and shall not be liable to any proceedings independently of this Act, except in case of such personal negligence or wilful act as aforesaid ;

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