Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage, Act No. 111 of 1973 (Japan)
The compensation benefits include:
- Medical treatment expenses
- Disability compensation
- Compensation for surviving family
- Child compensation allowance
- Medical treatment allowance, among others
The Act provided the procedural rules applicable for the filing of a compensation benefit due to extreme air or water pollution over a considerable area caused by business or other human activities. It further lays down, defines and provides the procedure applicable to each type of compensation benefit.