Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)

Chapter VI : Compensation Generally

100. No person entitled to benefits from more than one source in respect of same disease

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(1)No person shall be entitled to benefits under this Act in respect of any disease for which he or she has received or is still receiving full benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1941 (Act No. 30 of 1941).

 

(2)Notwithstanding anything in any other law contained, no person who has a claim to benefits under this Act in respect of a compensatable disease as defined in this Act, on the ground that such person is or was employed at a controlled mine or a controlled works, shall be entitled, in respect of such disease, to benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1941 (Act No. 30 of 1941), or any other law.