s 18 Workman leaving Malaysia to reside elsewhere
(1) If a workman receiving a half-monthly payment intends to leave Malaysia in order to reside in another country, he shall give to the Commissioner fourteen days previous notice of his intended departure; and the Commissioner shall forthwith in form the employer who may agree with the workman to continue the payments in the country in which the workman intends to reside, and in default of agreement either party may apply to the Arbitrator for the commutation of such half-monthly payments into a lump sum to be paid instead of such half-monthly payments and the Arbitrator shall thereupon determine the amount of such lump sum. (2) If a workman receiving a half-monthly payment leaves Malaysia for the purpose of residing in another country without giving notice as hereinbefore provided, he shall thereupon cease to be entitled to any benefits under this Act during his absence from Malaysia and he shall, for the purposes of paragraph 8(e) be deemed to have received half-monthly payments during such absence.