268                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 152

compensation awarded to or on behalf of such injured employee
or his dependents and the reasonable and necessary expenditures
incurred in effecting such recovery shall be apportioned between
the injured employee or his dependents and the Fund. The balance
of said recovery shall first be applied to reimburse the Fund for its
reasonable and necessary expenditures in effecting such recovery
and the remainder shall be applied to repayment of any award
paid by the Fund to or on behalf of the injured employee or his
dependents in such case. If there still remains a balance it shall
first be applied to the outstanding unsatisfied demand for security,
if any, in said case and assessments, if any, imposed against the
employer pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle; the remainder,
if any, to be returned to the employer.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the con-
trary, a compromise by the claimant of his cause of action in an
amount less than the sum paid to or on behalf of the claimant from
the Fund, shall be made only with the written consent of the Com-
mission.

The provisions of this subtitle with respect to the liability of the
Fund to pay awards against uninsured defaulting employers shall
apply only to claims wherein the injury shall occur on or after the
first day of January, 1968, or wherein death shall occur as the
result of an injury sustained on or after the aforesaid first day of
January.

94.

The Commission may make reasonable regulations for the process-
ing and payment of compensation out of the Fund.

95.

The liability of the Commission, the State Treasurer, the Fund
and the State of Maryland with respect to payment of any com-
pensation, benefits, expenses, fees or disbursements properly charge-
able against the Fund shall be limited to the assets in said Fund
and they shall not otherwise in any way or manner be liable for
the making of any such payment.

96.

All assessments payable pursuant to the provisions of this sub-
title shall be liens against the assets of the employer liable therefor
without limit of amount, subordinate, however, to claims for unpaid
wages and prior recorded liens.

97.

WHEREVER THE TERM EMPLOYER IS USED IN THIS ACT,
IT SHALL MEAN AN UNINSURED EMPLOYER, THAT IS, ONE
WHO HAS FAILED TO SECURE COMPENSATION TO HIS
EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 16 OF THIS ARTICLE.

92.

93.