Skip to Main Content
Go to ILO main website
Français
Español
Home
PAK-2016-L-102144
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Sindh Workers Compensation Act, 2016 (Act No.VII of 2016),
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Pakistan
Territorial subdivision(s)
Sindh
Subjects (Classification)
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-02-25
Scope of text
State or Province
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act provides for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workers or their legal heirs of compensation for injury or death by accident. Repeals the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 (Act No.VIII of 1923) and Employers¿ Liability Act, 1938 (Act No.XXIV of 1938) in so far as they apply to the Province of Sindh.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2016-04-07
--
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1923-05-05 (PAK-1923-L-49124)
Workmen's Compensation Act (No. 8 of 1923).
Repealed text(s)
1938 (PAK-1938-L-50109)
Employer's Liability Act, 1938 (No. 24 of 1938).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2017-01-25 (PAK-2017-L-104994)
The Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Act, 2017 (Sindh Act No.III of 2017).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Country
Pakistan
URL
http://www.pas.gov.pk/
File
PAK102144.pdf (PDF of Act)