In this schedule—

• “appointed day” means such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint (and different days may be appointed for different purposes),

• “joint board” means a joint fire and rescue board constituted by a scheme made under section 2(1) of the 2005 Act,

• “relevant employer”, in relation to—

  1. a

     a person employed by a local authority, means the local authority with which the person has a contract of employment,

  2. b

     a person who is a member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers, means the Scottish Ministers,

• “transfer day”, in relation to a person, means the day on which a staff transfer scheme comes into force in relation to the person,

• “transferring employee” means a person who, immediately before the appointed day, is an employee of a joint board.