Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934

Meaning of “employer”.

8.—(1) In this Act the word “employer” includes any person and the legal personal representative of a deceased employer.

(2) Where the services of a workman are temporarily lent or let on hire to another person by the person with whom such workman has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship, the latter shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to continue to be the employer of the workman whilst he is working for that other person.

(3) Where a person is engaged in plying for hire with any vehicle or vessel, the use of which is obtained from the owner thereof under a contract of bailment, such owner shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be the employer of such person.

(4) Where a person is employed for the purposes of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club, the manager or members of the managing committee of such club shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the employer of such person.

(5) Where a person is employed by the owners of a ship which is not registered in Saorstát Eireann under the Merchant Shipping Acts, the agent of such owners shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be the employer of such workman unless such owners reside or have a place of business in Saorstát Eireann.

(6) Where a person is employed under a local or other public authority, such authority shall, notwithstanding that the appointment of such person by such authority was or the dismissal of such person by such authority is subject to the approval of a Minister of State, be deemed for the purposes of this Act to be the employer of such person.