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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 889 - AN ACT TO
FURTHER AMEND ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE COMPENSATION TO BE
RECEIVED BY EMPLOYEES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH OR ILLNESS
CONTRACTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES", AS AMENDED BY ACT
NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWELVE, BY COMMONWEALTH ACT
NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND TEN AND BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY-TWO |
Section 1.
Section fifty-four of Act Numbered Three thousand four hundred and
twenty-eight, as added by section twenty-four of Republic Act Numbered
Seven hundred and seventy-two, is hereby amended to read as
follows: "Sec. 54.
Contribution of insurance carriers and uninsured employees. — The
Commissioner is hereby authorized to collect yearly from insurance
carriers not more than three per centum of their gross receipts on
premiums collected from insurance of workmen's compensation liabilities
for the year immediately preceding and from uninsured employers not
more than three per centum of what they would have paid in premiums if
their employees were all insured for the same period to cover
administration costs: Provided, That the total amount of contribution
of each shall not be less than five pesos. Employers whose employees
and laborers are not fully covered in insurance, shall be considered
uninsured to the extent of the amount not so covered. Sec. 2. Section fifty-five of Act Numbered Three thousand four hundred and twenty-eight as added by section twenty-four of Republic Act Numbered Seven hundred and seventy-two, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 55.
Expenses of Administration. — There is hereby created a special fund to
be known as the Workmen's Compensation Fund, which shall be under the
custody and control of the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner, and
shall be used exclusively for the payment of the expenses of the
administration of this Act. All monies collected under sections
thirty-one, forty-four, forty-seven (b) fifty-four, and fifty-six of
this Act shall be paid into said fund: Provided, however, That the
expenses of the Workmen's Compensation Commission shall be included in
the annual budget of the Department of Labor: And provided, further,
That the surplus amounts of the Workmen's Compensation Fund shall
accrue to the fund for the rehabilitation of crippled men
industry. Sec. 3. Section s fifty-six and fifty-seven are hereby added to said Act to read as follows: "Sec. 56.
Registration of employers. — Every employer within the purview of this
Act must register the name and residence of the owner and/or manager of
the establishment, the name, location and nature of the business, the
name and address of the insurance carrier if insured, the number,
classification and salaries of employees, the kinds of machineries
used, and the amount of capital invested, with the Office of the
Workmen's Compensation Commissioner within six months from the date of
the approval of this amendment and every year thereafter not later than
the twentieth day of January. The Commissioner may require employers to
submit additional information in a form to be prescribed by him. For
each registration, the employer shall pay a fee of ten pesos. Sec. 4. This Act shall be effective as of June twenty, nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Approved: June 19, 1953 |
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