CAP. 282]
Employees' Compensation
[1988 Ed.
CHAPTER 282
EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION
To provide for the payment of compensation to employees who are injured in
the course of their employment.
(Amended, 44 of 1980, s. 2)
[1 December 1953] G.N.A. 160/53
Originally 28 of 1953 — 50 of 1954, 11 of 1958, 2 of 1959, 19 of 1964, 23 of 1965, 13 of 1966, 55 of 1969, L.N. 14/70, 67 of 1971, 4 of 1973, 20 of 1974, L.N. 142/74, 92 of 1975, L.N. 124/76, 6 of 1977, 74 of 1977, 4 of 1978, 44 of 1980, 51 of 1980, 78 of 1981, L.N. 248/82, 76 of 1982, L.N. 79/83, L.N. 386/83, R. Ed. 1983, L.N. 336/84, L.N. 84/85, 31 of 1985, 49 of 1985, L.N. 321/85,
60 of 1986, L.N. 52/87, L.N. 390/87, 59 of 1988, L.N. 76 of 1988, L.N.386, L.N.331/90
PART I
PRELIMINARY
(Added, 19 of 1964, s. 2)
Short title
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Employees' Compensation Ordinance.
(Amended, 44 of 1980, s. 15)
Meaning of "employee"
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression "employee", subject to section 4 and the proviso to this subsection, means any person who has, either before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, entered into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer in any employment, whether by way of manual labour, clerical work, or otherwise, and whether the contract is expressed or implied, is oral or in writing: (Amended, 11 of 1958, s. 2)
Provided that the following persons are excepted from the definition of "employee"-
(a) [Repealed, 44 of 1980, s. 3]
(b) any person whose employment is of a casual nature, and who is employed otherwise than for the purposes of the employer's trade or business, not being a person employed for the purposes of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club; or
(c) an outworker; or
(d) a member of the employer's family employed by such employer and
who resides with the employer. (Amended, 55 of 1969, s. 2)
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