Offshore Installations (Application of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969) Regulations 1975
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1975/1289 |
| Year | 1975 |
1975 No. 1289
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
The Offshore Installations (Application of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969) Regulations 19754thAugust 1975
12thAugust 1975
1stSeptember 1975
Whereas the Secretary of State has consulted pursuant to section 7(1) of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971(a) (hereinafter referred to as "the 1971 Act") with organisations in the United Kingdom appearing to him to be representative of those persons who will be affected by the following Regulations:
Now therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 6 and 7 of, and paragraph 4(2)(b) of the Schedule to, the 1971 Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Application of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969) Regulations 1975 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1975.
(2) In these Regulations:—
"the 1969 Act" has the meaning given by Regulation 2;
"the 1971 Act" has the meaning given by the preamble to these Regulations;
"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;
"employee" means an individual who has entered into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer whether by way of manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, whether such contract is expressed or implied, oral or in writing;
"relevant employee" means an employee—
(a) who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, or
(b) who is not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom but who has been present in the United Kingdom and waters to which the 1971 Act applies outside the United Kingdom other than territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland in the course of employment there for a continuous period of not less than 7 days;
"relevant installation" means an offshore installation in waters to which the 1971 Act applies outside the United Kingdom other than territorial
(a) 1971 c. 61.
waters adjacent to Northern Ireland not being an installation registered as a vessel (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) which is a dredging installation or is in transit to or from a station.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889(a) shall apply to the interpretation of...
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