Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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Benefits Injury benefit. [1966 OI, s. 8] |
42.—(1) Subject to this Part, an insured person who suffers personal injury caused on or after 1st May, 1967, by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, being insurable (occupational injuries) employment, shall be entitled to injury benefit in respect of any day on which, as the result of the injury, he is incapable of work during the injury benefit period: | |
Provided that, subject to section 48 (1) (b), an insured person shall not be entitled to injury benefit in respect of the first 3 such days unless, as the result of the injury, he is incapable of work during the said period on not less than 12 days. | ||
[1974 (No. 2), s. 10] | ||
(2) Subject to section 125 , payment of injury benefit shall continue to be made for a period of 6 weeks after the date of death of a beneficiary who had an adult dependant. | ||
(3) In determining whether the insured person is incapable of work on the day of the accident, any part of that day before the happening of the accident shall be disregarded. | ||
(4) Subject to this Part, injury benefit shall be an allowance payable at the weekly rates set out in column (2) of Part I of the Second Schedule . | ||
(5) The amount payable by way of injury benefit for any day of incapacity shall be one-sixth of the appropriate weekly rate. | ||
(6) A person under the age of 16 years shall not be entitled to injury benefit except in so far as may be provided by regulations. |