These Regulations may be cited as the Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2000.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1972 Order” means the Employer’s Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

• “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 Article 3 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 19865;

• “the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;

• “inspector” means an inspector duly authorised by the Executive under Article 8(2)(b) of the 1972 Order6;

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

• “relevant employee” means an employee—

  1. a

     who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom; or

  2. 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

  3. c

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

• “subsidiary” has the same meaning as in Article 47 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.