Clause 27
Amendment of section 27
of Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 27 of 43
Clause 27
Section 27(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (b), the following paragraphs:“(ba)where the person is mentally incapacitated — with the leave of the Commissioner, by any of his dependants or any committee or committees appointed under the Mental Disorders and Treatment Act (Cap. 178) to manage his property;
(bb)where the person is dead — with the leave of the Commissioner, by any of his dependants or his estate, whether or not the estate has obtained a grant of representation;”.