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On 21/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 21/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 21/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 27/02/2008.
Amendment of Third Schedule
37.  The Third Schedule to the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the table in paragraph 1(1) and substituting the following table:
Table
First column
Second column
Age
Multiplying factor
14 and below
136
15
135
16
135
17
134
18
134
19
133
20
132
21
132
22
131
23
130
24
129
25
128
26
127
27
127
28
125
29
124
30
123
31
122
32
121
33
120
34
118
35
117
36
115
37
114
38
112
39
110
40
108
41
107
42
106
43
105
44
104
45
103
46
102
47
101
48
100
49
98
50
96
51
94
52
92
53
90
54
88
55
86
56
84
57
82
58
80
59
78
60
75
61
72
62
68
63
63
64
58
65
53
66 and above
48”;
(b)
by deleting the words “$111,000 or be less than $37,000” in paragraph 1(2) and substituting the words “$140,000 or be less than $47,000”;
(c)
by deleting the table in paragraph 2(1) and substituting the following table:
Table
First column
Second column
Age
Multiplying factor
14 and below
181
15
180
16
179
17
178
18
178
19
177
20
176
21
175
22
174
23
173
24
172
25
170
26
169
27
168
28
167
29
165
30
164
31
162
32
160
33
159
34
157
35
155
36
153
37
151
38
149
39
146
40
144
41
142
42
140
43
138
44
136
45
134
46
132
47
130
48
128
49
126
50
124
51
122
52
120
53
118
54
116
55
114
56
111
57
108
58
105
59
102
60
99
61
96
62
92
63
87
64
82
65
77
66 and above
72”;
(d)
by deleting the words “$147,000 or be less than $49,000” in paragraph 2(2) and substituting the words “$180,000 or be less than $60,000”;
(e)
by deleting sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 2 and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(3)  Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (2), where the injured employee is certified by a medical practitioner to have suffered from permanent total incapacity, additional compensation shall be paid amounting to one quarter of the amount which is otherwise payable under this paragraph.”;
(f)
by deleting the words “a payment every month of an amount equal to two-thirds of his monthly earnings” in paragraph 4(1) and substituting the words “a further periodical payment of an amount equal to two-thirds of his earnings”;
(g)
by deleting the word “monthly” in paragraph 4(2);
(h)
by deleting sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 4 and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(3)  If the temporary incapacity of the employee ceases before the date on which any payment under sub-paragraph (1) falls due, he shall be paid an amount as is appropriate to the duration of such temporary incapacity.”; and
(i)
by deleting paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraph:
5.—(1)  Any compensation payable by an employer for the medical treatment received by an employee in relation to his injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment shall be the lower of the following amounts:
(a)
the cost of medical treatment received by the employee within a period of one year after the happening of the accident causing the injury; or
(b)
$25,000 per accident per employee.
(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, the cost of medical treatment shall include, but is not limited to, the fees for medical reports as required for the purpose of this Act, the charges for physiotherapy and occupational and speech therapy, and the cost of medicines and artificial limbs and surgical appliances.”.