Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966
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Occupational injuries insurance. |
2.—(1) Subject to the provisions of the Acts, every person, irrespective of age, who, on or after the appointed day, is employed in insurable (occupational injuries) employment shall be insured under the Acts against personal injury caused on or after the appointed day by accident arising out of and in the course of such employment. | |
(2) Any reference in this Act to occupational injuries insurance shall be construed as a reference to the insurance provided for by this section. | ||
(3) An allowance or gratuity shall not be granted under section 1 of the Superannuation Act, 1887 , in a case in which the injury was sustained by a person having occupational injuries insurance. |