Occupational disease
Section 36 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 deals with occupational disease. If an employee employed in any employment specified in Part A of the Third Schedule contracts any disease specified therein as an occupational disease peculiar to that employment, or if an employee employed in the employment specified in Part B of that Schedule for a continuous period of not less th The Act was enacted on 28 Sep 2020.
(1) If an employee employed in any employment specified in Part A of the Third Schedule contracts any disease specified therein as an occupational disease peculiar to that employment, or if an employee employed in the employment specified in Part B of that Schedule for a continuous period of not less than six months contracts any disease specified therein as an occupational disease peculiar to that employment or if an employee employed in any employment specified in Part C of that Schedule for such continuous period as the Corporation may specify by regulations in respect of each such employment, contracts any disease specified in such Part C as an occupational disease peculiar to that employment, the contracting of the disease shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an “employment injury “, arising out of and in the course of employment.
(2) Save as provided by sub-section (1), no benefit shall be payable to an employee in respect of any disease unless the disease is directly attributable to a specific injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 34 shall not apply to the cases to which this section applies.
Section 36, The Code on Social Security, 2020 (Act 36 of 2020).
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Questions about Section 36
What does Section 36 of the Code on Social Security deal with?
Section 36 of the Code on Social Security is headed "Occupational disease". If an employee employed in any employment specified in Part A of the Third Schedule contracts any disease specified therein as an occupational disease peculiar to that employment, or if an employee employed in the employment specified in Part B of that Schedule for a continuous period of not less th
How do I find court cases under Section 36 of the Code on Social Security?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code on Social Security 36, section 36 Code on Social Security, section 36 of the Code on Social Security. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 36 of the Code on Social Security, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 34 (Presumption as to accident arising in course of employment), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was Section 36 of the Code on Social Security enacted?
Section 36 of the Code on Social Security, cited as Code on Social Security 36, was enacted on 28 Sep 2020 as Act 36 of 2020. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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