Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Excepted persons.

[1942 IU, s. 5]

236.—(1) Whenever the Minister is satisfied, in respect of any class of persons employed by a particular employer in an insurable employment, that—

(a) having regard to the normal practice of the employer, the employment of such class of persons is permanent in character, and

(b) no deductions are made on account of time lost owing to inclement weather from the wages of such class of persons, and

(c) the other circumstances of the employment of such class of persons render it unnecessary that persons belonging to such class should be insured under this Part,

he may issue to the employer a certificate (in this Part referred to as a certificate of exception) that he is so satisfied.

(2) Where a certificate of exception in respect of a class of persons has been issued to an employer, then, any person employed by the employer who belongs to such class and who has completed three years or more permanent service with the employer shall, so long as such certificate is in force and he remains in the employment of the employer, be an excepted person for the purposes of this Part, and “excepted persons” shall in this Part be construed accordingly.

(3) The Minister may at any time revoke any certificate of exception.