Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Board” means the Tourism Employees Welfare Fund Board referred to in section 5; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; “employee” means a person employed in a tourism enterprise; “employer” means a person, or an entity, engaged in the activities of a tourism enterprise and responsible for the payment of remuneration to an employee; “family”, in relation to an employee, means his spouse, dependant children, mother or father; “Fund” means the Tourism Employees Welfare Fund established under section 3; “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson; T12 – 1 [Issue 9] Tourism Employees Welfare Fund Act “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of tourism is assigned; “officer” means a person employed by the Board to perform administrative or technical duties; “Secretary“ means the person appointed to that office under section 10; “tourism enterprise”— (a) means any enterprise which provides or makes arrangements for the provision of any tourism-related services; and (b) includes— (i) the tourism catering industry; (ii) any company which provides entertainment services to hotels; and (iii) any hotel-based or airport-based taxi operator. [S. 2 amended by s. 46 (a) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 30 July 2009; s. 56 (a) of Act 18 of 2016 w.e.f. 7 September 2016.]