1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
(2) (3) Commencement
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
(2) In this Order—
“business” includes a trade or profession and any activity carried on by a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
“employee” means an individual who has entered into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with another person for the purposes of a business carried on by that other person, whether such contract is express or implied, and “employer” shall be construed accordingly;
“the Minister”F1 means the Minister of Health and Social Services and “Ministry”F1 shall be construed accordingly;
“personal injury” includes loss of life, any disease and any impairment of a person's physical or mental condition;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned by section 1 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
F1functions transf. by SRO (NI) 1973/504
Art.3 rep. by SLR 1976