Who is empowered to make application for claim for relief under Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991? State the procedure for the award of relief under this Act.

According to Section 6 of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 followings are empowered to make an application for claim for relief:- person who has sustained injury; owner of the property to which damage has been caused; and in the case of death resulting from accident, all or any of the legal representatives of the deceased; or by any agent duly authorised by such person or owner of such property. Procedure for the award of relief under Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 Section 7 of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 requires the collector, on receipt of application for claim for relief, to hold an inquiry into the claim or each of the claims, after giving notice of application to owner and after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard and make an award determining the amount of relief payable to person or persons. Further, Section 7(3) of the Act requires the insurers to deposit, within 30 days from the date of announcement of the award, the amount in such manner as specified by the collector. The collector than arrange to pay from the relief fund to the person or persons such amount in such manner as may be specified in the scheme.