(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this section applies to a principal who is -

(a) in respect of the whole or any part of a relevant contract, the contractor under another relevant contract,

(b) a person -

(i) carrying on a business that includes the erection of buildings or the development of land (within the meaning of section 639(1)) or the manufacture, treatment or extraction of materials for use, whether used or not, in construction operations,

(ii) carrying on a business of meat processing operations in an establishment approved and inspected in accordance with the European Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 434 of 1997) or, as the case may be, the European Communities (Fresh Poultry-meat) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 3 of 1996), or

(iii) carrying on a business that includes the processing (including cutting and preserving) of wood from thinned or felled trees in sawmills or other like premises or the supply of thinned or felled trees for such processing,

(c) a person connected with a company carrying on a business mentioned in paragraph (b),