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【法规编号】 79853 什么是编号？
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第6页 CAP 469 OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE
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[接上页] Where the Board is satisfied by the Government that- (a) the Government has paid a pension or gratuity to a person in respect of his permanent incapacity resulting from noise-induced deafness under any Ordinance; and (b) had the person not been paid such pension or gratuity, he would have been entitled to compensation,the Board shall pay to the Government from the Fund a sum equal to the amount of compensation that would have been payable to that person in respect of that permanent incapacity. (Enacted 1995) Cap 469 s 27A Determination of application upon withdrawal Where- (a) a claimant indicates in writing or otherwise to the Board that he does not wish to proceed with his application for compensation; and (b) he has undergone a hearing test or medical examination under section 16(1) in respect of that application,the Board may, if it thinks fit, continue to process or determine the application as if the claimant had not made such indication. (Added 5 of 1998 s. 14) Cap 469 s 27B Reimbursement of expenses in relation to hearing assistive devices PART VIIA* REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES IN RELATION TO HEARING ASSISTIVE DEVICES (1) A person who- (a) is entitled to compensation pursuant to a determination made under section 21; (b) is entitled to compensation pursuant to a court order made under section 28; or (c) has been paid by the Government a pension or gratuity under any Ordinance in consequence of incapacity resulting from noise-induced deafness which arose in the course of his employment,may on application to the Board be reimbursed by the Board for any expenses he has reasonably incurred in the acquisition, fitting, repair or maintenance of a hearing assistive device used by him in connection with his noise-induced deafness. (2) The following expenses are not reimbursable under subsection (1)- (a) expenses incurred before the date on which- (i) a certificate was issued to the person under section 24(1); (ii) the court order referred to in subsection (1)(b) was made; or (iii) any pension or gratuity referred to in subsection (1)(c) was first paid to him; and(b) expenses met by any grant, sponsorship or donation given to him by any person for the purpose of the acquisition, fitting, repair or maintenance of a hearing assistive device.(3) Expenses incurred in relation to a hearing assistive device that is a hearing aid shall not be reimbursed under subsection (1) unless advice in writing indicating that the applicant reasonably requires the use of the hearing aid has been given by a person belonging to a category of persons designated under section 36(1)(e). (Part VIIA added 16 of 2003 s. 12)_________________________________________________________________________________ Note: * For the transitional provision relating to the addition of Part VIIA by the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) (Amendment) Ordinance 2003 (16 of 2003), see section 26 of the Ordinance. Cap 469 s 27C Limits of reimbursement of expenses (1) The amount of expenses that may be reimbursed to an applicant for the first time in respect of an application under section 27D in relation to the acquisition and fitting of a hearing assistive device shall not exceed the amount prescribed for the purposes of this subsection in Schedule 7, as in force on the date of the determination by the Board under section 27E(1)(b) in respect of such application. (2) The amount of expenses that may be reimbursed to an applicant shall not in aggregate exceed the amount prescribed for the purposes of this subsection in Schedule 7, as in force on the date of the first determination by the Board under section 27E(1)(b) in respect of the applicant. (Part VIIA added 16 of 2003 s. 12) Cap 469 s 27D Application for reimbursement of expenses (1) An application for reimbursement of expenses shall be in a specified form and shall be made within a period of 12 months beginning on the date on which the expenses were incurred. (2) An application made under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by- (a) the original receipt issued in respect of the expenses to which the application relates; and (b) if the expenses relate to a hearing aid, the advice referred to in section 27B(3), unless the advice has already been sent to the Board. (Part VIIA added 16 of 2003 s. 12) Cap 469 s 27E Determination of application (1) The Board shall consider any application made under section 27D, and shall determine in accordance with sections 27B, 27C and 27D- (a) whether or not the applicant is entitled to reimbursement of any expenses; and (b) if he is entitled to reimbursement of any expenses, the amount of that reimbursement.(2) The Board shall by notice in writing inform an applicant of its determination under subsection (1). (3) For the purposes of making a determination under subsection (1), the Board may- (a) require an applicant to undergo such test or examination as it considers necessary, at the cost of the Board; (b) refer any information relevant to an application to- |
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