Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934

Non-liability of employer in certain cases.

16.—(1) An employer shall not be liable under this Act in respect of any injury which does not disable a workman for a period of at least three days from earning full wages at the work at which he was employed when he sustained such injury.

(2) An employer shall not be liable under this Act in respect of any injury to any workman which is proved to be attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of such workman, unless such injury results in the death or the serious and permanent disablement of such workman.