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Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act (No. 4 of 1966) - Sect 7

Amendment of section 21 of the principal enactment. [ 7, 31 of 1957.] [ 7, 31 of 1957]

7. Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby-amended by the repeal of subsection (6) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following subsection : -
" (6) Where the employer of an injured workman offers to him the services of a registered medical practitioner free of charge and-
(a) the workman accepts such offer but deliberately disregards the instructions of the registered medical practitioner, or
(b) the workman refuses to accept such offer and thereafter either fails to take treatment regularly from a registered medical practitioner or whilst being regularly attended by a registered medical practitioner deliberately disregards the instructions of such practitioner,

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