The Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

(2) In these Regulations–

“the 1969 Act” means the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969;

“associated structure” means, in relation to an offshore installation, a vessel, aircraft or hovercraft attendant on the installation or any floating structure used in connection with the installation;

“company” has the same meaning as in section 735 of the Companies Act 1985(1);

“inspector” means an inspector duly authorised by the Secretary of State under section 4(2)(b) of the 1969 Act;

“offshore installation” has the same meaning as in the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995;

“relevant employee” means an employee–

(a)

who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom; or

(b)

who, though not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, has been employed on or from an offshore installation or associated structure for a continuous period of not less than 7 days; or

(c)

who, though not ordinarily resident in Great Britain, is present in Great Britain in the course of employment for a continuous period of not less than 14 days; and

“subsidiary” has the same meaning as in section 736 of the Companies Act 1985.

(1)

1985 c. 6.