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Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1969 c. 37
Year1969
an employee suffers personal injury in the course of his employment in consequence of a defect in equipment provided by his employer for the purposes of the employer’s business; andthe defect is attributable wholly or partly to the fault of a third party (whether identified or not) ,(2) In so far as any agreement purports to exclude or limit any liability of an employer arising under subsection (1) of this section, the agreement shall be void.(3) In this section—
  • “business” includes the activities carried on by any public body;
  • “employee” means a person who is employed by another person under a contract of service or apprenticeship and is so employed for the purposes of a business carried on by that other person, and “employer” shall be construed accordingly;
  • “equipment” includes any plant and machinery, vehicle, aircraft and clothing;
  • “fault” means negligence, breach of statutory duty or other act or omission which gives rise to liability in tort in England and Wales or which is wrongful and gives rise to liability in damages in Scotland; and
  • “personal injury” includes loss of life, any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition and any disease.
(4) This section binds the Crown, and persons in the service of the Crown shall accordingly be treated for the purposes of this section as

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