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3.—(1) For the purposes of this Order “construction establishment” means an establishment engaged wholly or mainly in the construction industry during the necessary period.
(2) In this article “the necessary period” means—
(a)unless sub-paragraph (b) applies, a period (which need not be continuous) consisting of a total of 27 or more weeks falling within the base period; or
(b)in the case of an establishment that started to carry on business in the base period, a period (which need not be continuous) falling within the base period consisting of a total number of weeks exceeding one half of the number of weeks in the part of the base period starting on the day on which business began and ending on the last day of the base period.
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