Privy Council Wellington
20, 21 March; 12 June 1995
Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Bridge of Harwich, Lord Ackner, Lord Slynn of Hadley and Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
20, 21 March; 12 June 1995
Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Bridge of Harwich, Lord Ackner, Lord Slynn of Hadley and Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Accident compensation — Levies — Subsidiary companies taking over management and operation of businesses formerly carried on by parent company — Whether parent company entitled to claim an adjustment of accident compensation levies paid or payable in respect of persons employed in businesses formerly carried on by it — Accident Compensation Act 1982 (as amended in 1985), s 43(2).
Statutes — Interpretation — Meaning of "the disposal or cessation of his business" — Ordinary and natural meaning of the words — Accident Compensation Act 1982 (rep), s 43 — Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992, s 179(5) — Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance (Earnings Definitions) Regulations 1992 (SR 1992/68), reg 12 — Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance (Experience Rating) Regulations 1993 (SR 1993/310), reg 8(5).