Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — section 16

16. Returns as to compensation..—The 7[Provincial Government] may, by notification in 8 the [official Gazette], direct that every person employing workmen, or that any specified class of such persons, shall send at such time and in such form and to such authority, as may be specified in the notification, a correct return specifying the number of injuries in respect of which compensation has been paid by the employer during the previous year and the amount of such compensation, together with such other particulars as to the compensation as the 7[Provincial Government] may direct. 1 The Original cl. (4) omitted by the Workmen’s Compensation (Amdt.) Act, 1938 (9 of 1938), s. 7 (w.e.f. 5-4-1938). 2 Cl. (5) renumbered and cl. (4), ibid. 3 Subs. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1924 (7 of 1924), s. 2 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 15­3­1924), for “monthly payment”. 4 Subs, and shall be deemed to have been so subs. on the fourteenth day of October, 1955, by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and Second Sch., for the words “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which were subs. by A.O., 1949 (w.e.f. 28­3­1949) for “British India”. 5 Subs. by the Workmen’s Compensation (Amdt.) Act, 1942 (1 of 1942), section 2 (w.e.f. 3­9­1939), for cl. (5) which was ins. by the Workmen’s Compensation (Second Amdt.) Act, 1939 (42 of 1939), s. 2 (w.e.f. 3-9-1939). 6 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 14-8-1973). 7 Subs. by A.O., 1937 (w.e.f.1-4-1937), for “G.G. in C.”. 8 Subs. ibid., for “Gazette of India”