Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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

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^f1;

• “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–

  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 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.