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Article 5 of the Convention. In reply to the Committee's previous comments, the Government indicates that it is continuing to give consideration to the points raised by the Committee and that a complete revision of the Workmen's Compensation Act is anticipated soon. The Committee notes this information with interest. It hopes that the Act will be revised in the near future and that the new Act will give full effect to the Convention and in particular to its Article 5, which provides in case of permanent incapacity or death that the compensation payable to the injured workman or his dependants (as the case may be) shall be paid in the form of periodical payments, throughout the whole contingency, and authorizes conversion into a lump sum if the competent authority is satisfied that it will be properly utilized. The Government is asked to indicate any progress made in this connection in its next report.