Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

3C Application of certain provisions to volunteers doing regular work
  • (1) This section applies if—

    • (a) a volunteer does work for another person (being an employer or self-employed person) with the knowledge or consent of the other person; and

    • (b) the volunteer does the work on an ongoing and regular basis for that other person; and

    • (c) the work is an integral part of the business of the employer or self-employed person.

    (2) When this section applies, sections 6 to 12, 19, and Part 4 apply with all necessary modifications,—

    • (a) as if the volunteer were an employee of the other person; and

    • (b) as if the other person were the volunteer's employer; and

    • (c) as if the volunteer were at work when doing work for the other person.

    (3) This section does not apply in respect of a volunteer doing any of the following voluntary work activities:

    • (a) participation in a fundraising activity; or

    • (b) assistance with sports or recreation for—

      • (i) a sports club:

      • (ii) a recreation club:

      • (iii) an educational institution; or

    • (c) assistance with activities for an educational institution outside the premises of the educational institution; or

    • (d) providing care for another person in the volunteer's home.

    Section 3C: inserted, on 5 May 2003, by section 6 of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 86).