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Paragraph 1 F1

Subject to the following provisions, “relevant employer”, in relation to a person disabled by a disease to which this Order 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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. inserted (19.7.2007 for certain purposes and 10.8.2007 otherwise) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 52(5), 60(1) {Sch. 6}; S.R. 2007/335, art. 2

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1

functions transf. by SR 1999/481