Section 14A: Employer to keep books

14A. Employer to keep books (1) Every employer shall keep a book in which he shall enter the prescribed particulars of accidents happening to workmen in his employment. [Issue 1] W9 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) Every employer shall, at his own cost, cause to be medically examined any workman in his employment who, having suffered personal injury by accident which arises out of and in the course of the employment, has been absent from his work for more than one day on account of the injury. (3) Every employer shall, within 3 days of the occurrence of an accident, resulting in the death of, or injury to, a workman in his employment, give notice to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, of the particulars entered in the book under subsection (1). (4) An employer who fails to comply with this section shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 rupees, unless he proves that he had no knowledge of the accident from any source.