| (a) | if the employee is declared medically fit to resume work upon which he or she was employed at the time of the accident or occupational disease or resumes any other work at the same or greater earnings; |
| (b) | if the employee is awarded compensation for permanent disablement. |
[Section 48(1)(a) substituted by section 29 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act 10 of 2022, Notice No. 3294, GG48431 dated 17 April 2023 - effective 23 January 2026 per (a) of Proclamation Notice 306, GG53990 dated 23 January 2026]
| (a) | the disablement of the employee concerned recurs or deteriorates; or |
| (b) | the employee receives further medical aid necessitating further absence from his service, provided that such aid will in the opinion of the Director-General reduce his disablement. |
| (3) | If the Director-General awards compensation under subsection (2), he may suspend or direct the employer individually liable or mutual association concerned, as the case maybe, to suspend any pension payments to the employee concerned in respect of the same accident for so long as such employee is receiving periodical payments. |
