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(1) Whenever any accident or a fire causing or resulting in loss of life or hurt to any person or serious damage to property has occurred in connection with any installation or electrical plant or equipment, the owner or licensee thereof and'the management thereof shall report the accident or fire to a Director by the quickest means available, and subsequently with the least possible delay shall report in writing to a Director the facts of the matter so far as they are known to them respectively. (2) The Director shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of the first report— (a) visit the place where the accident or fire occurred; (b) make a preliminary investigation of the circumstances; (c) record in writing his findings which may be supported by relevant photographs, upon the investigation; (d) be provided with photographs, medical reports or other relevant documents from any person or authority without any payment of fees and such person or authority shall comply with such request thereof; (e) forward his report to the Director General; and (A if there has been any loss of life of there is reason to believe that any person has been fatally injured, send a copy of his finding to the nearest magistrate. (3) In the event of loss of life or grievous hurt to any person due to any accident or fire in connection with any installation or electrical plant or equipment, no alteration or addition shall without the consent of a E ausing or OI Serious tion with ment, the at thereof or by the with the 1 Director ‹nown to able after t or fire of the 1 may be upon the :al reports ny person f fees and nply with neral; and I there is has been finding to is hurt.to :onnection quipment, nsent of a IPt. VI, S. 22) Director be made to any part of the installation, plant or equipment which may have contributed to cause the accident or fire nor shall any alteration be made, without that consent, to the site of the accident or fire until a Director has completed his investigation: Provided that nothing herein contained shall operate to interfere with rescue work or work necessary for the general safety of life or property. (4) If upon a preliminary investigation under subsection (2) it appears to the Director making the investigation that there is reason to believe that the accident or fire was due to any failure to comply with this Act or to neglect of any lawful order given by a Director, or if the Director making the investigation as aforesaid is satisfied that the accident or fire might have been prevented if proper precautions had beer taken and observed in the working of any installatior or electrical plant or equipment, the Director General or a Director authorised by him may further investigate the circumstances of the accident or fre together with the Director making the preliminary investigation and if in the opinion of the Director General that criminal proceedings shall lie against any person then he shall torward to the Deputy Public Prosecutor a copy of the Director's report with his opinion on the circumstances and findings. (5) Any person concerned in any investigation held under this section may be entitled, upon payment of the prescribed fees, to receive a copy of the report of the Director, of the opinion of the Director General, and of statements, if any, taken in evidence by the Director or Director General, as the case may be. (6) Any person who, without lawful excuse, contravenes or fails to comply with subsections (1) and (3) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this seay be caried out, ann ese coioent mer sonee in sit section (3) may be given by the Director General. [Pt. VII, S. 23] Proceaure relation to enquiry and arbitration.