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JAM-1938-L-31051
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Workmen's Compensation Act (Cap. 418).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jamaica
Subjects (Classification)
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
1938-07-30
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act provides for compensation, conditions of compensation, alternate remedies, bankruptcy of employer, application to special classes of persons, the procedure to apply for compensation and regulations.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1938-07-30 (JAM-1938-R-31445)
Workmen's Compensation Regulations (G.N 576/38).
Implementing text(s)
1938-07-30 (JAM-1938-R-31445)
Workmen's Compensation Regulations (G.N 576/38).
Implementing text(s)
1942-05-11 (JAM-1942-M-98295)
Workmen's Compensation Directions 1942 (L.N. 35/42).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Laws of Jamaica
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Country
Jamaica
URL
http://www.moj.gov.jm/law
File
JAM31051.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act 36 of 1976)
Serial region
Serial title
Laws of Jamaica
Volume
Vol. XVIII