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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-288. Applicability of provisions of chapter to article.

All of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to this article, unless otherwise provided in or inconsistent with this article.

## History

Code 1933, § 114-810, enacted by Ga. L. 1946, p. 103; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 34.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Occupational Diseases Under the Georgia Workmen’s Compensation Act,’’ see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 33 (1957).