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The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923

Section 40

In force Act 8 of 1923 As on 11 Oct 2026

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Act 8 of 1923

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 40 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. ... IndiaCode 2. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s.

... IndiaCode 2. Subs. by Act 22 of 1984, s. 7, for Sch. IV (w.e.f. 1-7-1984). Completed years of age on the last birthday of the employee immediately preceding the date on which the compensation fell due Factors

Section 40, The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (Act 8 of 1923).

Questions about Section 40

How do I find court cases under Section 40 of the Employee’s Compensation Act?

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: Employee’s Compensation Act 40, section 40 Employee’s Compensation Act, section 40 of the Employee’s Compensation Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the Employee’s Compensation Act enacted?

Employee’s Compensation Act was enacted in 1923 as Act 8 of 1923. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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