Section 7
Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman.
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
About this Act
An Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before and after child-birth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain other benefits.
If a woman entitled to maternity
benefit or any other amount under this Act, dies before receiving such maternity benefit or amount, or
where the employer is liable for maternity benefit under the second proviso to sub-section (3) of
section 5, the employer shall pay such benefit or amount to the person nominated by the woman in the
notice given under section 6 and in case there is no such nominee, to her legal representative.