Section 49: Claims for benefits

49. Claims for benefits.___(1) All claims for benefits under this Ordinance shall be made in such form and manner, and shall be accompanied by such documents, information and evidence as to entitlement as may be specified in the regulations. (2) No claim for any benefit under this Ordinance shall be payable, unless it is duly preferred within six months, or in the case of disablement pension, survivors' pension and disablement gratuity, within twelve months of its accruing due, and every claim not so preferred shall be deemed to have been extinguished. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, payment in respect of benefits may be made weekly or monthly or at other intervals, or, in the case of small amounts, in lump sums, according as the regulations may provide.

Effective date: 1962-01-01

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