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Disabled persons

1Definition of " disabled person "

(1)In this Act the expression " disabled person " means a person who, on account of injury, disease, or congenital deformity, is substantially handicapped in obtaining or keeping employment, or in undertaking work on his own account, of a kind which apart from that injury, disease or deformity would be suited to his age, experience and qualifications; and the expression " disablement ", in relation to any person, shall be construed accordingly.

(2)For the purposes of the definitions contained in the preceding subsection, the expression " disease " shall be construed as including a physical or mental condition arising from imperfect development of any organ.