5. In this Act- " dependant ", when used in relation to an employee, means the spouse of such employee or any child, parent, aged relative or incapacitated relative of such employee or of the employee's spouse;" employee" means a person who is employed on an estate by an employer under a contract, whether oral, written, express or implied, to perform, any work and who Is paid wages at an hourly or daily rate;" employer " means the proprietor of an estate and includes the agent, superintendent or manager of such proprietor;" estate " means any land or group of lands-
" quarters " means a place of residence.| (a) of which belongs to or is held by one or several persons; and |
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| (b) of which an extent of not less than fifty acres is under cultivation for any purpose other than the production of foodstuffs as defined in the Food Production (Estates) Act; |
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