Chapter VIII — ACCIDENTS

Section 42Statement made before Commissioner

Section 42: Statement made before Commissioner

42. Statement made before Commissioner

No statement made by a person in the course of giving evidence in an inquiry before the Commissioner shall subject him to, or be used against him, in any civil or criminal proceeding, except in a prosecution for giving false evidence by such person:

Provided that the statement is—

(a)

made in reply to a question which is required by the Commissioner to answer; or

(b)

relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry.