Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

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Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Occupational injuries insurance.

3.

Insurable (occupational injuries) employment.

4.

Extension of meaning of references to arising out of and in the course of employment.

5.

Accidents in course of illegal employment, etc.

6.

Accidents outside the State.

7.

Occupational injuries benefit.

8.

Injury benefit.

9.

Disablement benefit.

10.

Increase of injury benefit and disablement pension for adult dependants.

11.

Increase of injury benefit and disablement pension for child or children qualified for purposes of this Act.

12.

Increase of disablement pension on account of unemployability.

13.

Increase of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.

14.

Increase of disablement benefit during approved hospital treatment.

15.

Adjustments for successive accidents.

16.

Entitlement to death benefit.

17.

Death benefit—widows.

18.

Death benefit—widowers.

19.

Death benefit—increase of pension of widow or widower for child or children qualified for purposes of this Act.

20.

Death benefit—parents.

21.

Death benefit—orphans qualified for purposes of this Act.

22.

Death benefit—funeral expenses.

23.

Insurance against prescribed diseases and injuries not caused by accident.

24.

Supplements to workmen's compensation payments.

25.

Limitation of benefits by pre-accident earnings.

26.

Payment of cost of medical care.

27.

Notice of accidents.

28.

Reporting of accidents by employers.

29.

Declaration that accident is an occupational accident.

30.

Extension of section 47 of Principal Act with respect to certain payments.

31.

Disqualifications for injury benefit or disablement benefit and suspensions of proceedings.

32.

Treating person as incapable of work, etc.

33.

Medical treatment and approved hospital treatment.

34.

Rehabilitation.

35.

Research.

36.

Employment contributions.

37.

Occupational Injuries Fund.

38.

Modification of sections 44, 45 and 46 of Principal Act.

39.

Taking of benefit into account in assessing damages.

40.

Repeals.

41.

Power to remove difficulties.

42.

Amendment of Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956.

43.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

Acts Referred to

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11

Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934

1934, No. 9

Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906

1906, c. 58

Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946

1946, No. 8

Superannuation Act, 1887

1887, c. 67

Social Welfare (Insurance Inclusions and Exclusions) Regulations, 1952

S.I. No. 373 of 1952

Pilotage Act, 1913

1913, sess. 1, c. 31

Mental Treatment Act, 1945

1945, No. 19

Health Act, 1953

1953, No. 26

Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964

1964, No. 17

Civil Liability Act, 1961

1961, No. 41

Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956

1956, No. 10