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S.1Short title and extent. -(1) These regulations may be called the Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950

S.2Definitions. -In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a) "Act" means the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948);

S.3The manner in which the Corporation may exercise its powers. -(1) Where a regulation empowers the Corporation to specify, prescribe, provide, decide or determine anything or to do any other act, such power may be exercised by a resolution of the Corporation or subject to the provisions of section 18 of the Act by a resolution of the Standing Committee: Provided that the Corporation or the Standing Committee may delegate any of the powers under these regulations to a sub-committee or to such officers of the Corporation as it may specify in that behalf: Provided further that no power shall be delegated under this regulation which under the Act is required to be exercised by the Corporation only

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S.9Matters to be brought before the Corporation. -In addition to the matters which are, under any specific provision of the Act or the Central Rules, required to be placed before Corporation, the following matters shall be referred to the Corporation for its decision-(a) regulations under section 97 and amendments thereto before final publication;

S.10Regional Boards. - 4 [(1) A Regional Board may be set up for each State or Union Territory by the Chairman of the Corporation and shall consist of the following members, namely:-(a) a Chairman to be nominated by the Chairman of the Corporation in consultation with the State Government or the Administration of the Union Territory;

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S.12[ 10B Registration of factories or establishments. -(a) The employer in respect of a factory or an establishment to which the Act applies for the first time and to which an Employer's Code Number is not yet allotted and the employer in respect of a factory or an establishment to which the Act previously applied but has ceased to apply for the time being, shall furnish to the appropriate Regional Office not later than 15 days after the Act becomes applicable, as the case may be, to the factory or establishment, a declaration or registration in writing in Form 01 (hereinafter referred to as Employer's Registration Form)

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S.18Loss of Identity Card. -In case of loss, defacement or destruction of an Identity Card, the insured person shall report the matter to the appropriate 23 [Branch Office], and the Corporation may issue a duplicate copy of the Identity Card subject to such conditions and payment of such fees as may be determined by Director-General

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S.33Other modes of payments of contribution. -Subject to the directions of the Standing Committee, the Director-General may, if he thinks fit and subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, approve of any arrangement, 41 [***] whereby contributions are paid at times or in a manner other than those specified in these regulations and such arrangements may include provision for the payment to the Corporation of such fees as may be determined by him to represent the estimated additional expenses to Corporation, and may require such deposit of money by way of security as he may determine

S.34[ 29 Payment of Contribution. -Contribution payable under the Act shall, except when otherwise provided, be paid into a Bank duly authorised by the Corporation.]

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S.38[ 31B Recovery of interest

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S.40Refund of contribution erroneously paid. -(1) Any contribution paid by a person under the erroneous belief that the contributions were payable by that person under that Act may be refunded without interest by the Corporation to the person, if application to that effect is made in writing before the commencement of the benefit period corresponding to the contribution period in which contribution was paid

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S.45When claim becomes due. -A claim for any benefit under the Act shall for the purposes of section 77 of the Act, becomes due on the following days-(a) for sickness benefit or for disablement benefit for temporary disablement for any period, on the date of the issue of the medical certificate in respect of such periods: provided that in cases where a person is not entitled to sickness benefit for the first two days of sickness, the due date shall be deferred by such days

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S.52Benefits when payable. - 52 [(1) Any benefit payable under the Act shall be paid-(a) in the case of sickness benefit not later than 7 days;

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S.56Time of granting medical certificate. -(a) An Insurance Medical Officer shall give the medical certificate to an insured person at the time of the examination to which it relates; where he is prevented from so doing he shall send the certificate to the insured person within twenty-four hours thereafter

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S.64Failure to submit medical certificate. -If a person who intends to claim sickness benefit or disablement benefit for temporary disablement fails to submit to the appropriate 61 [Branch Office] by post or otherwise the first medical certificate or any subsequent medical certificate within a period of three days from the date of issue of such certificate he shall not be eligible for that benefit in respect of any period-(i) in the case of a first certificate, more than three days before the date on which the certificate is submitted to the appropriate [Branch Office];

S.65Notice of accident. -(i) Every insured person who sustains personal injury caused by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment in a factory or establishment shall give notice of such injury either in writing or orally, as soon as practicable after the happening of the accident: Provided that any such notice require to be given by an insured person may be given by some other person acting on his behalf. 62 [ Explanation.- No such notice shall be required to be given by an insured person if an employment injury is caused by any occupational disease specified in [Schedule III to the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923]

S.66Maintenance of accident book. -Every employer shall,-(i) keep a book readily accessible (hereinafter called 'the Accident Book') in 63 [Form 11], in which the appropriate particulars of any accident causing personal injury to an insured person may be entered;

S.67[ 74 Occupational disease. -Any question whether an employment injury is caused by an occupational disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Act shall be determined by a Special Medical Board which shall examine the disabled person and send a report in such form as may be prescribed by the Director-General in this behalf to the appropriate Regional Office stating:-(a) whether the disabled person is suffering from one or more of the diseases specified in the said Schedule;

S.68Report of accident by an employer. -Every employer shall send a report in 64 [Form 12] to the nearest [Branch Office] and to the nearest Insurance Medical Officer-(i) immediately if the injury is serious, i.e., it is likely to cause death or permanent disablement or loss of a member; and

S.69[ 76 Appeal Tribunals. -For the purposes of regulation 74, an Appeal Tribunal shall be constituted by the State Government and shall consist of a Judicial officer of the State Government being a person other than the Judge of an Employees' Insurance Court, who shall be assisted by the following persons to be selected by him as assessors-(a) one or more medical experts

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S.71Directions by the Corporation. -Every claimant for and every beneficiary in receipt of disablement benefit shall comply with every direction given to him by the appropriate Regional Office which requires him either-(i) to submit himself to a medical examination by such medical authority as may be appointed by that office for the purpose of determining the effect of the relevant employment injury or the treatment appropriate to the relevant injury or loss of faculty, or

S.72Reference to a Medical Board. -A reference to the Medical Board may be made- 65 [(a) at any time not later than twelve months, in cases where claim for temporary disablement benefit is made for an employment injury, from the date of the final certificate issued in respect of the spell of temporary disablement commencing on or immediately after the day of the occurrence of that injury, or from the date of the occurrence of an employment injury in cases where temporary disablement benefit not having been claimed, for permanent disablements is made on the basis thereof by the appropriate Regional Office, at the instance of the disabled person or the employer or any recognised employees' union: Provided that such reference may be made by the appropriate Regional Office after the expiry of the period prescribed as aforesaid if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from applying for the making of the reference in time: Provided further that in the event of the claim for Temporary Disablement Benefit being rejected by the Corporation but afterwards granted by Employees' Insurance Court in respect of injuries resulted in Permanent Disablement, the limit of 12 months will apply from the date of the order Employees' Insurance Court granting the claim of the injured person for Temporary Disablement Benefit, or]

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S.77Report of death of insured person by employment injury. -In case of death of an insured person as a result of an employment injury-(a) if the death occurs at the place of employment the employer shall, and

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S.80Submission of claim for dependants' benefit. -(1) A claim for dependants' benefit shall be submitted to the appropriate 75 [Branch Office] by post or otherwise in [Form 15] by the dependant or dependants concerned or by their legal representative or, in case of a minor, by his guardian, and such claim shall be supported by documents proving-(i) that the death is due to an employment injury;

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S.83[ 89B Claim for maternity benefit in case of sickness arising out of pregnancy, confinement, premature birth of child or miscarriage. -(1) Every insured woman claiming maternity benefit in case of sickness arising out of pregnancy, confinement, premature birth of child or miscarriage, shall submit to the appropriate office by post or otherwise a claim for benefit in one of the Forms [Form 9] appropriate to the circumstances of the case together with the appropriate medical certificate in [Form 7 or 8], as the case may be, given in accordance with these regulations

S.84Review of dependant's benefit. -(1) The amounts payable as dependant's benefit in respect of the death of any insured person may be reviewed by the appropriate Regional Office at its own initiative, and shall be so reviewed if an application is made to that effect, under any of the following circumstances-(a) if any of the beneficiaries ceases to be entitled to the dependant's benefit by reason of marriage, re-marriage, death, age or otherwise, or

S.85[ 95A Medical benefit to families of insured persons. -(1) Medical benefit may be extended to the families of insured persons from such date as the Corporation may, in consultation with State Government, notify

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S.88Claim for maternity benefit commencing before confinement. -Every insured woman claiming maternity benefit before confinement shall submit to the appropriate 80 [Branch Office] by post or otherwise-(i) a certificate of expected confinement in [Form 18] given in accordance with these regulations, not earlier than fifteen days before the date of confinement;

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S.95[ 102A Inspection book. -(i) Every principal employer shall maintain a bound inspection book and shall be responsible for its production, on demand by an Inspector or any other officer of the Corporation duly authorised to exercise the powers of an Inspector irrespective of the fact whether the principal employer is present in the factory or establishment or not during the Inspection

S.95BReport of death of insured person. -In case of death of insured person-(a) if the death occurs at the place of employment, the employer shall, and

S.95ESubmission of claim for 89 [funeral expenses]. -(1) A claim to 89 [funeral expenses] shall be submitted to the appropriate [Branch Office] by post or otherwise in [Form 22] by the claimant entitled under the Act and in case of a minor, by his guardian, and such claim shall be supported by documents proving,-(i) the death of the deceased person,

S.96[ 103A Medical benefit after contribution ceases to be payable. -(1) A person on becoming an insured person for the first time shall be entitled to medical benefit for a period of [three months] provided that where such a person continues for [three months] or more to be an employee of a factory or establishment to which the Act applies, he shall be entitled to medical benefit till the beginning of the corresponding benefit period

S.97Discontinuance or reduction of benefits. -An employer may discontinue or reduce benefits payable to his employees under conditions of their service which are similar to the benefits conferred by the Act to the extent specified below, namely-(a) from the date of the commencement of the first benefit period following the appointed day for his factory or establishment-(i) sick leave on half pay to the full extent;

S.98Discharge, etc., of employee under certain conditions. -If the conditions of service of any employee so allow, an employer may discharge or reduce on due notice an employee,-(i) who has been in receipt of disablement benefit for temporary disablement, after he has been in receipt of such benefit for a continuous period of six months or more;

S.99Suspension of sickness or temporary disablement benefit. -Sickness benefit or disablement benefit or temporary disablement may be suspended, if a person who is in receipt of such benefit fails to comply with any of the requirements of section 64 of the Act, and such suspension shall be for such number of days as may be decided by the authority authorised by the Director-General in this behalf

S.100Relaxation. -The Director-General may by special or general order relax any regulation under such circumstances and subject to such conditions, as he may deem fit

S.101[ 107B Personal attendance of a person claiming permanent disablement benefit or dependents' benefit. -In the case of claimant for permanent disablement benefit or dependents' benefit, the appropriate 102 [Branch Manager] may require personal attendance and due identification of any claimant, other than a person incapacitated by bodily illness or infirmity or a purdanashin lady at the appropriate 102 [Branch Office] or at any other office of the Corporation provided that such appearance shall not be required more frequently than once in every six months.]

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