Section 51:
Disablement benefit.
1[51. Disablement Benefit.--Subject to the provisions of this Act 2
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(a) a person who sustains temporary disablement for not less than three days (excluding the day
of accident) shall be entitled to periodical payment 3[at such rates and for such periods and subject to
such conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government];
(b) a person who sustains permanent disablement, whether total of partial, shall be entitled to
periodical payment 3[at such rates and for such period and subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by the Central Government]:
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Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 44 of 1966, s. 23, for section 51 (w.e.f. 28-1-1968).
2. The words "and the regulations, if any" omitted by Act 29 of 1989, s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-2-1991).
3. Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for "for the period of such disablement in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule" (w.e.f. 1-
2-1991).
4. Proviso omitted by s. 20, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1991).