Miners' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Act 1953 (NSW)

MINERS' ACCIDENT RELIEF (SUPPLEMENTAL)

ACT.

Act No. 36, 1953.

An Act to provide for the grant of certain allowances in addition to those already provided for under the Miners' Accident Relief (Repeal) Act, 1916, and the Miners' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Act, 1928; and for the payment thereof out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund; and for pur- poses connected therewith. [Assented to, 16th December, 1953.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South	BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-
Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
1 . This Act may be cited as the "Miners ' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Act, 1953", and shall be read and construed with the Miners' Accident Eelief (Eepeal) Act, 1916.
2 . (1) As from the commencement of this Act an allowance of five shillings per week shall be paid to—•

(a)	each male person who by reason of his disablement is for the time being in receipt of an allowance under the Miners' Accident Eelief (Eepeal) Act, 1916;
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(b) each female person who by reason of any fatal accident is at any time in receipt of an allowance under the Miners' Accident Belief (Repeal) Act, 1916.

(2) Snch allowance shall be payable in addition

to—

(a)	the allowance payable under the Miners' Accident Eelief (Repeal) Act, 1916; and
(b)	the allowance, if any, payable under the Miners' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Act, 1928.

(3) The reference in paragraph (b) of subsection two of section two of the Miners' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Act, 1928, to " any Act of the Legislature of New South Wales" does not include a reference to this Act.

3 . Allowances payable under this Act shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund without any further or other appropriation than this Act.