National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946

The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 was a British Act of Parliament which provided compensation paid by the Ministry of National Insurance to workers who were left injured or disabled as a result of work-related accidents. The Act replaced the Workmen's Compensation Acts. [1]

The act was universal, in the sense that it covered the entire workforce. It provided injury benefit for six months, disability benefit for the permanently injured, and a death benefit for dependents. Tribunals were set up to assess cases rather than the burden of proving a case resting on the claimant, although claims still remained hard to prove.[2]

The Act's limitation of the right to appeal was considered in R v Medical Appeal Tribunal, ex p Gilmore[3] where Lord Denning decided that the provision limiting appeal does not mean that the judiciary cannot review decisions.[4]

References

Mastering Economic and Social History by David Taylor
Thomas, Jo (25 December 2015). Oxford AQA history A level and AS Component 2. Wars and welfare:: Britain in transition, 1906-1957. Michael Willis and Sally Waller. Oxford. ISBN 9780198354598. OCLC 953454036.
[1957] 1 QB 574
Mark Elliott; Jack Beatson (27 January 2011). Beatson, Matthews and Elliott's Administrative Law Text and Materials. OUP Oxford. p. 487. ISBN 978-0-19-923852-1.

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[1] Mastering Economic and Social History by David Taylor

[2] Thomas, Jo (25 December 2015). Oxford AQA history A level and AS Component 2. Wars and welfare:: Britain in transition, 1906-1957. Michael Willis and Sally Waller. Oxford. ISBN 9780198354598. OCLC 953454036.

[3] [1957] 1 QB 574

[ElliottBeatson2011-4] Mark Elliott; Jack Beatson (27 January 2011). Beatson, Matthews and Elliott's Administrative Law Text and Materials. OUP Oxford. p. 487. ISBN 978-0-19-923852-1.