Clause 37

by deleting the table in paragraph 1(1) and substituting the following table:“TableFirst columnSecond columnAgeMultiplying factor14 and below136151351613517134181341913320132211322213123130241292512826127271272812529124301233112232121331203411835117361153711438112391104010841107421064310544104451034610247101481004998509651945292539054885586568457825880597860756172626863636458655366 and above48”;

by deleting the words “$111,000 or be less than $37,000” in paragraph 1(2) and substituting the words “$140,000 or be less than $47,000”;

by deleting the table in paragraph 2(1) and substituting the following table:“TableFirst columnSecond columnAgeMultiplying factor14 and below18115180161791717818178191772017621175221742317324172251702616927168281672916530164311623216033159341573515536153371513814939146401444114242140431384413645134461324713048128491265012451122521205311854116551145611157108581055910260996196629263876482657766 and above72”;

by deleting the words “$147,000 or be less than $49,000” in paragraph 2(2) and substituting the words “$180,000 or be less than $60,000”;

by deleting sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 2 and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(3) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (2), where the injured employee is certified by a medical practitioner to have suffered from permanent total incapacity, additional compensation shall be paid amounting to one quarter of the amount which is otherwise payable under this paragraph.”; (f)by deleting the words “a payment every month of an amount equal to two-thirds of his monthly earnings” in paragraph 4(1) and substituting the words “a further periodical payment of an amount equal to two-thirds of his earnings”;

by deleting the word “monthly” in paragraph 4(2);

by deleting sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 4 and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(3) If the temporary incapacity of the employee ceases before the date on which any payment under sub-paragraph (1) falls due, he shall be paid an amount as is appropriate to the duration of such temporary incapacity.”; and

by deleting paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraph:“5.—

Any compensation payable by an employer for the medical treatment received by an employee in relation to his injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment shall be the lower of the following amounts:

the cost of medical treatment received by the employee within a period of one year after the happening of the accident causing the injury; or

$25,000 per accident per employee.(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the cost of medical treatment shall include, but is not limited to, the fees for medical reports as required for the purpose of this Act, the charges for physiotherapy and occupational and speech therapy, and the cost of medicines and artificial limbs and surgical appliances.”.