Notice of accident by insured person

(1) Every insured person who suffers personal injury by accident shall give notice of such accident either in writing or orally as soon as practicable after the happening thereof and before the insured person has left the place of employment and in any case not later than forty–eight hours after the Provided that any such notice required to be given by an insured person may be given by some other person acting on his behalf. 152 (2) The notice required under paragraph (1) shall be given to the employer or to any foreman or other servant of the employer under whose supervision the insured person is employed at the time of the accident or to any person designated for the purpose by the employer and the particulars to be given with the notice shall include– (a) full name, social security number, sex and home address of the injured (b) date and time of the accident; (c) place where the accident happened and its cause; (d) nature of injury; (e) name, home address and occupation of person giving the notice, if other than the injured person; (f) name and home address of any witnesses to the accident. (3) Every insured person who fails to give notice of an accident in accordance with this regulation shall be disqualified from receiving an injury benefit. (4) Notwithstanding subregulation (3), an insured person shall not be disqualified from receiving an injury benefit for failure to give notice of an accident if that insured person proves that there was good cause for the failure in giving