law: Factories Act, 1948 
  88. Notice of certain accidents 
   101  [(1) Where in any factory an accident occurs which causes
  
  death, or which causes any bodily injury by reason of which the person injured
  
  is prevented from working for a period of forty-eight hours or more immediately
  
  following the accident, or which is of such nature as may be prescribed in this
  
  behalf, the manager of the factory shall send notice thereof to such
  
  authorities, and in such form and within such time, as may be prescribed.
   31  [(2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to
  
  an accident causing death, the authority to whom the notice is sent shall make
  
  an inquiry into the occurrence within one month of the receipt of the notice
  
  or, if such authority is not the Inspector, cause the Inspector to make an inquiry
  
  within the said period.
  (3) The State Government may make rules for regulating the
  
  procedure at inquiries under this section.]