# Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979, Paragraph 1


Subject to the following provisions, “relevant employer”, in relation to a person disabled by a disease to which this Act applies, means any person—
(a) by whom the disabled person was employed in a prescribed occupation at any time during the period during which he was developing the disease, and
(b) against whom he might have or might have had a claim for damages in respect of the disablement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/41/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-act-1979/schedule/paragraph-1
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