Section 2, The Law Reform (Law short title

(1) The provisions enacted by the two next following Preliminary.sections shall have cflect, in place of the provisions of the commonlaw, to regulatc the duty which an occupicr of prcmises owes tohis visitors in respcct of dangers due to the state of the premisesor to things donc or omitted to be done on then.A 228 Extent of Occupier's ordinaryduty. No. 33 Law Reforn1 (Law of Tort) 1961 (2) The provisOns so enacted shall regulate the natureof the duty imposed by law in conscquence of a person's OCcupation or control of premises and of any invilauon or permissio he gives (or is to be trcated as giving) to another lo enter or ne the premises, but they shall not alter the provisions of the commonlaw as to the persons on whom a duty is s0 Inposed or to whom it is owed; and accordingly for the purpose of the provisions so enacted the persons who are to be trcated as an occupier and as his visitors are the samc as the persons who would at common law be treated as an occupier and as his invitccs or licensees. (3) The provisions so enacted in relation to an occupier of premises and his visitors shall also apply, in like manner and to the like extent as the principles applicable at common law to an occupier of premises and his invitees or licensees would apply. to regulate (a) the obligations of a person occupying or having control over any fixed or moveable structure, including any vessel, vehicle or aircraft; and (b) the obligations of aperson occupying or having control over any premises or structure in respect of damnage to property, including the property of persons who arenot themselves his visitors.