Section - 15A - Employees Compensation Act, 1923

Section - 15A - Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts

[Special provisions relating to captains and other members of crew of aircrafts.

15A. This Act shall apply in the case of

[employees] who are captains or other members of the crew of aircrafts subject to the following modifications, namely :—

(1) The notice of the accident and the claim for compensation may, except where the person injured is the captain of the aircraft, be served on the captain of the aircraft as if he were the employer, but where the accident happened and the disablement commenced on board the aircraft it shall not be necessary for any member of the crew to give notice of the accident.

(2) In the case of the death of the captain or other member of the crew, the claim for compensation shall be made within one year after the news of the death has been received by the claimant or, where the aircraft has been or is deemed to have been lost with all hands, within eighteen months of the date on which the aircraft was, or is deemed to have been, so lost:

Provided that the Commissioner may entertain any claim for compensation in any case notwithstanding that the claim has not been preferred in due time as provided in this sub-se .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store