Section 13

Such notice shall be given within ten days of the occurrence of the accident.

For the purpose of this section an employer’s premises shall be deemed to include any premises under his control or management whether exclusive or not and the approaches thereto and any other land in fact occupied in connection therewith, whether such approaches or other land form part of a public road or are otherwise open to the public or not, and any place where the person injured was required to work by his employer or his employer’s foreman or other agent; and an accident to or in connection with any vehicle belonging to the employer or driven by a person employed by him shall be deemed to have occurred on the employer’s premises.

A notice under this section may contain a denial of liability to pay compensation and shall not be construed as an admission unless liability be admitted by clear and express words.

Any employer failing or omitting to give notice as required by this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable,

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Workmen’s Compensation on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit for a first offence, and a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit for any subsequent offence:

Provided that no court shall take cognizance of an offence under this section except on the complaint of the Commissioner.

For the purposes of this section “employer” shall include the person, if any, referred to in section 19 as “the principal”.

Medical examination and treatment