Clause 8

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (1);

by deleting the comma at the end of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph: —“(e)he is carrying on a business which includes construction operations,”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) of subsection (1);

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (iv) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph: —“(v)during the period 1st January, 1981 and 31st December, 1985, on the provision of building and construction equipment for use in his business relating to construction operations.”; and

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs: —“(c)“building and construction equipment” means building and construction equipment falling under item 3 of the Sixth Schedule to this Act;

“construction operations” means —

construction, alteration, repair, extension or demolition of buildings and structures;

construction, alteration, repair, extension or demolition of any works forming, or to form, part of any land; or

any operations which form an integral part of, or are preparatory to, or are for rendering complete the operations described in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) including site clearance, earth-moving, excavation, laying of foundations, site restoration, landscaping and the provision of drains and of roadways and other access works.”.