S.L. 646.5 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"breastfeeding worker" means a breastfeeding employee as defined in the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, or in subsidiary legislation; "child" includes an unborn infant; "conditions of employment" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Employment and Industrial Relations Act or any other law substituting it;

"female" includes a pregnant or breastfeeding worker, and a mother;

"mother" means a worker who has recently given birth to a live or stillborn child, and who informs her employer of such an event by means of a certificate issued by a medical practitioner or by a midwife, and in the case of a worker who gives birth to a live child shall continue to remain considered as such for a period of six months from the birth of the child; "pregnant worker" means a pregnant worker as defined in the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, or in subsidiary legislation;.