558.A person who, on the date of the coming into force of Chapter III, is entitled to an indemnity under the Workers’ Compensation Act (chapter A-3) on account of the death of a worker which occurred before that date, remains entitled to the indemnity and the Workers’ Compensation Act, except subsection 2 of section 36 and section 49, continues to apply for that purpose, except if he elects as in section 559 or 562.