Continental Shelf Act, 1968

Application of Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1967.

10.—The Minister for Social Welfare may by regulations make provision for—

(a) treating as insurable employment for the purposes of the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1967, any employment prescribed by the regulations which is employment in connection with the exploitation of the resources mentioned in section 2 (1) of this Act or with the exploration of the sea bed and subsoil in any designated area notwithstanding that such employment is not employment in the State,

(b) treating as insurable (occupational injuries) employment for the purposes of those Acts any such employment, and

(c) modifying the provisions of those Acts in their application in the case of persons in such employment.