Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Board” means the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Board established under section 3; “disabled person” means a person who is certified by the Board— (a) to have a long-term physical disfigurement or physical, mental or sensory disability, including a visual, hearing or speech functional disability, which gives rise to barriers or prejudices impeding his participation at an equal level with other members of society in major life activities, undertakings or fields of employment that are open to other members of society; and (b) to be willing and able to work; “employer”— (a) means any person who, or entity which, has in his or its regular employment 35 or more employees; and (b) includes every statutory body; T16 – 1 [Issue 5] “exempt employer” means an employer who is exempt under section 13 (7) from employing disabled persons; “Hearing Committee” means the committee referred to in section 13 (4); “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of social security is assigned; “suitable employment” means such employment as a disabled person may, having regard to his disability, be reasonably engaged in, and includes any work which a disabled person may, on a contract of service or for services, be called upon to perform at his residence or in any other premises. [S. 2 amended by s. 3 of Act 14 of 2012 w.e.f. 1 September 2012.]