Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972

PART I N.I. GENERAL

Title and commencement N.I.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.

(2) (3) Commencement

Interpretation N.I.

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.

F1 functions transf. by SRO (NI) 1973/504

Art.3 rep. by SLR 1976