Holidays (Employees) Act, 1939
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Definitions generally. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
the expression “the Act of 1936” means the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 (No. 2 of 1936); | ||
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce; | ||
the word “employ” means employ, under a contract of service (whether the contract is expressed or implied or is oral or in writing) or a contract of apprenticeship, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly; | ||
the word “day” means, in relation to a person whose spell of work begins on one day and ends on the next, a period of twenty-four hours commencing at the time at which such spell of work begins; | ||
the word “week” means any period of seven consecutive days; | ||
the word “month” means any period of thirty consecutive days; | ||
the expression “industrial work” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1936; | ||
the expression “offence under any section of this Act” includes an offence under any sub-section of a section of this Act; | ||
the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act. | ||
(2) A person in the service of a local authority shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to be employed by such local authority. |