Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973

Application.

2.—(1) This Act shall, save as provided by regulations, not apply to—

(a) an outworker,

(b) an agricultural worker,

(c) a seafarer,

(d) a lighthouse or lightship employee,

(e) a fisherman,

(f) persons employed by or under the State other than a person so employed on industrial work within the meaning of the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 or on subordinate duties in an unestablished capacity in the civil service,

(g) an employee who is a relative of the employer maintained by the employer and dwelling in the employer's house or on his farm.

(2) Regulations for the purposes of subsection (1) may contain ancillary and supplemental provisions (including provisions modifying this Act).

(3) Regulations may exclude specified employees from the application of section 3 or section 4.

(4) In this section—

“outworker” means an employee to whom articles or materials are given out to be made up, cleaned, washed, altered, ornamented or repaired or adapted for sale in his own home or on other premises not under the control or management of the person who gave out the materials or articles;

“agricultural worker” means an agricultural worker to whom the Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Acts, 1950 to 1969, apply;

“seafarer” means a master or a member of the crew of any seagoing vessel (not being a barge or a hopper), whether publicly or privately owned, engaged in the transport of cargo or passengers;

“relative” means a wife, husband, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, son, daughter, grand-son, grand-daughter, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister.