PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE - minor amendment

PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE - minor amendment

CHAPTER 360

PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION)

1. The Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance is amended-

(1) in section 17 by repealing subsection (4) and substituting-

(4) The Board may pay from the Fund an amount
not exceeding $20,000 direct to a person or a dependant
on account of a claim which is pending settlement or
determination. (Replaced 35 of 1988 s. 2)

(4A) The Commissioner may order that a payment
under subsection (4) or a part of it shall be deducted from
the compensation payable under this Ordinance to the
person or dependant. (Added 35 of 1988 s.2)

(2)in section 22 by repealing 'Medical and Health Services' and
substituting 'Health';

(3) in section 26(1)-

(a) in paragraph (b) by repealing 'and';

(b) by adding after paragraph (b)-

(ba) to conduct and finance educational, publicity,
research and other programmes to prevent
pneumoconiosis;and (Added 65 of 1987 s. 2)

(4) in section 28 by adding after paragraph (e)-

(ea) expenses incurred by the Board for the purposes of
section 26(1)(ba); (Added 65 of 1987 s. 3)

(5) in section 29 by adding after subsection (2)-

(3) The Governor may approve or reject the
programme and estimates submitted to him under
subsection (1) and, in the case of a rejection, may require
the Board to resubmit, within such time as he may direct,
the programme or estimates, or both, modified in such
manner as he may direct. (Added 65 of 1987 s. 4)

(4) The Board shall comply with any requirement
under subsection (3). (Added 65 of 1987 s. 4)

(5) The Board may from time to time vary the
estimates submitted under subsection (1), even after their
approval by the Governor, and if it does so shall inform
the Governor in writing of the details of the variation.
(Added 65 of 1987 s. 4)





(6) by adding after section 32-

32A. (1) The Board may write off the whole or any
part of any debt due to the Board which it reasonably
considers irrecoverable.

(2) Any write-off under subsection (1) shall take
effect for accounting purposes alone and shall not
extinguish any right of the Board to recover the debt which
has been written off.
(Added 65 of 1987 s. 5)

(7) in section 47(f) by repealing 'for';

(8) in the First Schedule-

(a) in Part I-
(i) by repealing '$299,000' in items 1, 2 and 3 and
substituting in each case '$345,000';
(ii) by repealing '$100,000' in item 4 and substituting
'$116,000';

(b) in Part II-
(i) by repealing '$341,000' in items 1, 2 and 3 and
substituting in each case '$394,000';
(ii) by repealing '$114,000' in item 4 and substituting
'$132,000';

(c)in Part IV by repealing '$137,000' in item 4 and
substituting '$158,000';

(9) in the Second Schedule-

(a) by repealing '$30' in item 1(b) and substituting '$40';

(b) by repealing '$15' in item 2(b) and substituting '$20';

(c) by repealing '$30' in item 3 and substituting '$40'.

2. The Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) (Assessment of Levy)
Regulations are amended-

(1)in regulation 4(5) by repealing '$1,000' and substituting
'$5,000';

(2)in regulation 5(6) by repealing '$2,000' and substituting
'$5,000';

(3)in regulation 8(3) by repealing '$1,000' and substituting
'$5,000';

(4)in regulation 9(4) by repealing '$2,000' and substituting
'$5,000';





(5) in regulation 12(4) by adding after 'due'-

, excluding the amount of any penalty or further penalty
which has been paid,

(6) in regulation 13-

(a) in paragraph (3) by adding after 'of the appeal'-

, including the amount of any penalty or further
penalty,

(b) in paragraph (4)(b) by adding after 'reduced,'-

excluding the amount of any penalty or further
penalty which has been paid,

(7) in regulation 15(2)(a)-

(a) in sub-sub-paragraph (i) by repealing 'or';

(b) by adding after sub-sub-paragraph (ii)-
(iii) to the disclosure of information by the Board
to any person authorized or employed by it for the
purpose of checking or ascertaining the value of
construction works; or
(iv) to the disclosure of information by the Board
to the Construction Industry Training Authority
established under the Industrial Training (Construc-
tion Industry) Ordinance;

3. The Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) (Computation of
Earnings) Regulations are amended in regulation 3-

(a)in paragraph (7), by repealing '$100' in the two places
where it occurs and substituting '$920';

(b)in paragraph (11), by repealing '44' and substituting
'$40'.

4. The resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council
under section 36 of the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance
on 3 December 1980 as amended is further amended by deleting
'0.05 per cent' in paragraphs (a) and (c) and substituting in each
place '0.02 per cent'.
L.N. 76 of 1989 65 of 1987 s. 2 Power to write off L.N. 419 of 1987 L.N. 391 of 1987 L.N. 391 of 1987 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 (Cap. 317) L.N. 142 of 1988 L.N. 149 of 1988

L.N. 76 of 1989 65 of 1987 s. 2 Power to write off L.N. 419 of 1987 L.N. 391 of 1987 L.N. 391 of 1987 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 L.N. 32 of 1983 (Cap. 317) L.N. 142 of 1988 L.N. 149 of 1988

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