Uimhir 38 de 1958.

AN tACHT UM LEASÚ AN DLÍ (DÍOBHÁLA PEARSANTA), 1958.

[An tiontó oifigiúil.]

Ní cosaint comhfhostaíocht.

1.—(1) San alt seo folaíonn “díobhála pearsanta” aon ghalar agus aon dochar do staid choirp nó mheabhrach dhuine, agus forléireofar “díobhálaithe” dá réir sin.

(2) Ní cosaint d'fhostóir a agrófar i leith díobhála pearsanta a tharla de dheasca faillí dhuine ina fhostaíocht gur i gcomhfhostaíocht leis an duine díobhálaithe a bhí an duine sin an tráth a tharla na díobhála.

(3) Beidh aon fhoráil i gconradh seirbhíse nó printíseachta nó i gcomhaontú a chomhghabhann leis an gconradh sin (lena n-áirítear conradh nó comhaontú a rinneadh roimh an Acht seo a rith) ar neamhní sa mhéid go mbeadh d'éifeacht aici eisiamh nó teorainniú a dhéanamh ar aon dliteanas de chuid an fhostóra i leith díobhála pearsanta a tharla don duine ar fostú nó ar printíseacht de dheasca faillí dhaoine i gcomhfhostaíocht leis.

(4) Ní bheidh cosaint na comhfhostaíochta ag an Aire Airgeadais in aon imeachtaí ina choinne faoi alt 170 den Acht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre, 1933 (Uimh. 11 de 1933), nó faoi alt 7 den Acht Díobhála Marfacha, 1956 (Uimh. 3 de 1956).

Forálacha maidir le himeachtaí dlíthiúla atá ar feitheamh.

2.—Ní dhéanfaidh aon ní san Acht seo difir d'aon imeachtaí dlíthiúla a tosaíodh roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith.

Athghairm.

3.—Déantar leis seo na hachtacháin a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a athghairm a mhéid a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin.

Gearrtheideal.

4.—Féadfar an tAcht um Leasú an Dlí (Díobhála Pearsanta), 1958, a ghairm den Acht seo.

AN SCEIDEAL.

Achtacháin a Athghairmtear.

Alt 3.

Number 38 of 1958.

LAW REFORM (PERSONAL INJURIES) ACT, 1958.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Number 38 of 1958.

LAW REFORM (PERSONAL INJURIES) ACT, 1958.

Common employment not to be a defence.

1.—(1) In this section “personal injuries” includes any disease and any impairment of a person's physical or mental condition, and “injured”shall be construed accordingly.

(2) It shall not be a defence to an employer who is sued in respect of personal injuries caused by the negligence of a person employed by him that such person was, at the time the injuries were caused, in common employment with the person injured.

(3) Any provision contained in a contract of service or apprenticeship or in an agreement collateral thereto (including a contract or agreement entered into before the passing of this Act) shall be void in so far as it would have the effect of excluding or limiting any liability of the employer in respect of personal injuries caused to the person employed or apprenticed by the negligence of persons in common employment with him.

(4) The defence of common employment shall not be open to the Minister for Finance in any proceedings brought against him under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act, 1933 (No. 11 of 1933), or under section 7 of the Fatal Injuries Act, 1956 (No. 3 of 1956).

Provisions as to pending legal proceedings.

2.—Nothing in this Act shall affect any legal proceedings commenced before the date of the passing of this Act.

Repeals.

3.—The enactments mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule.

Short title.

4.—This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act, 1958.

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Section 3.