7.—(1) Where, before all instalments of compensation are paid, an eligible employee ceases employment with one new authority and immediately commences employment with another new authority, the second new authority shall be liable to pay the instalments of compensation payable under these Regulations, subject to any recalculation that may be required under regulation 6, after the date on which the eligible employee commences employment with that authority, and the first new authority shall cease to be so liable, and the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to any further changes of employment between new authorities.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, any reference in these Regulations to a new authority shall be read as a reference to a second new authority.