Section 6: Application for compensation.

(1) An application for compensation shall be made on the form prescribed by the Board and shall be signed by the employee or the deceased employee's dependant.
(2) Unless an application is filed or a determination is made within one year after the date of death, injury or disability arising from an occupational accident or disease, no compensation shall be payable, except as otherwise provided in sub-section (3) of this section.
(3) If the Board is satisfied that there existed special circumstances which precluded the filing of an application within one year after the date of the occurrence, the Board may pay the compensation provided by this Act if the application is filed within 3 years after that date.
(4) The Board may pay the compensation provided under this Act for the period commencing on the date the Board received the application for compensation if-
(a) the Board is satisfied that special circumstances existed which precluded the filing of an application within one year after the date referred to in sub-section (2) of this section; and
(b) the application is filed not more than 3 years after the date referred to in sub-section (2) of this section.
(5) Notwithstanding the time limits set in sub-sections (2) and (3), the Board may pay the compensation for an occupational disease provided under this Act if-
(a) sufficient medical or scientific evidence was not available on those dates for the Board to recognize the disease as an occupational disease and this evidence became available at a later date; and
(b) the application is re-filed.