Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
Regulation 17
Time for payment by employer under section 19(1) of Act
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the employer must pay the compensation to the employee under section 19(1)(a) of the Act within 21 days after the following dates, as the case may be:
where a notice of computation in respect of the compensation is issued and has the effect of an order of compensation under section 44(5)(a) of the Act — the date of service of the notice of computation;
where a notice of assessment in respect of the compensation is issued and has the effect of an order of compensation under section 48(3)(a) of the Act — the date of service of the notice of assessment;
where an order in respect of the compensation is made under section 51(2)(a) of the Act before any notice of computation or notice of assessment mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b) is issued and no application to set aside the order is made within 21 days after the date on which that order is made — the date on which that order is made;
where all notices of objection to a notice of computation or a notice of assessment in respect of the compensation are withdrawn within 28 days after the service of that notice of computation or notice of assessment (as the case may be) — the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the notice of computation or notice of assessment has the effect of an order of compensation under section 44(5)(b) or 48(3)(b) of the Act, as the case may be;
if, upon the withdrawal of all those notices of objection, the Commissioner makes an order under section 54(1)(c) of the Act in respect of that compensation — the date on which that order is made;
where sub‑paragraph (d) does not apply and the Commissioner makes an order under section 54(1)(c) of the Act in respect of the compensation — the date on which that order is made.
Subregulation 2
An employer must pay the amount of compensation payable by the employer under section 16 of the Act, in respect of any medical treatment received by the employer’s employee for a work injury, within 14 days after the employer receives the following documents issued by the health professional or approved medical institution that provided the medical treatment:
an invoice for that medical treatment;
where necessary, certification that the medical treatment was provided in relation to the work injury.
Subregulation 3
Compensation payable by an employer to the employee in respect of the employer’s liability under section 17 of the Act must be paid within the time required under section 17(1)(b) of the Act, whether or not the claim for the compensation has been processed by the Commissioner or the employer’s insurer under the Act.
Subregulation 4
Where the Commissioner directs an employer to pay any compensation to a relative of an employee under section 20 of the Act, the amount payable by the employer under section 19(1)(b) of the Act in respect of that direction must be paid within 21 days after that direction is made.