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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)RegulationsRegulations of Payment of Funeral Expenses to Dependants of Diseased Employees made by the Minister under Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993Notice No. 82 of 2018 |
Notice No. 82
6 February 2018
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Department of Labour
I, Mildred Oliphant, Minister of Labour, after consultation with the Compensation Board, hereby make the following regulations in terms of Section 97 of Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No 130 of 1993) as amended.
The regulations are issued regarding payment of funeral expenses to dependants of the deceased employees. The regulations will come into effect on the date of publication hereof and supersedes all previous circular instructions or guidelines on payment of funeral expenses.
1. Definition
In the regulations "the regulations" means the regulations relating to the payment of funeral expenses to the dependants of deceased employees, and any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the regulations shall bear such meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise—
2. | Payment of funeral expenses to dependants of the deceased employees |
Notwithstanding any amount of funeral expenses claimed by a dependant or dependants of a deceased employee, a once-off lump sum of R18 251.00 shall be payable to such dependant or dependants.
M N Oliphant
Minister of Labour
Date: 12/12/2017