Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “build”, in relation to a house, includes complete or modify the building of the house; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Committee; “Committee” means the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee established under section 5; “Fund” means the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund; “General Manager” means the person appointed to that office under section 13; S50 – 1 [Issue 6] Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Act “Investment Committee” means the Investment Committee referred to in section 9; “member” means a member of the Committee and includes the Chairperson; “miller” has the same meaning as in the Cane Planters and Millers Arbitration and Control Board Act; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of social security is assigned; “officer” means a person employed by the Committee to perform administrative or technical duties; “owner-worker” means a person who— (a) owns— (i) not less than 8,441 and not more than 21,105 square metres of land; or (ii) such other area of land as may be prescribed, which is mainly planted with sugar cane; and (b) works on his land and has no other source of income; “planter” has the same meaning as in the Cane Planters and Millers Arbitration and Control Board Act; “retired worker”— (a) means a worker, other than an owner-worker, who has retired— (i) on or after reaching the retiring age specified in the appropriate Remuneration Order or after completing 25 years’ service, whichever is the earlier; (ii) owing to redundancy after completing 20 years’ service; and (iii) on account of illness or total permanent incapacity after completing 15 years’ service; (b) includes a port employee formerly employed by a member of the Association of Port and Harbour Employers who has retired— (i) on or after reaching the age of 60 or after completing 25 years’ service, whichever is the earlier; (ii) owing to redundancy after completing 20 years’ service; or (iii) on account of illness or total permanent incapacity after completing 15 years’ service; “worker”— (a) means any agricultural or non-agricultural worker in the sugar industry to whom a remuneration order applies; and (b) includes an owner-worker and a retired worker. [S. 2 amended by Act 39 of 1984; Act 4 of 1990.] [Issue 6] S50 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius 3. —