http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/2779/schedule/2/part/crossheading/interpretationThe Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-09-23Expert Participation2012-08-14 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 2 RIGHTS OF SHOP WORKERS AS RESPECTS SUNDAY WORKING<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/2779/schedule/2/part/crossheading/interpretation" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1997/2779/schedule/2/part/crossheading/interpretation" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="2006-01-01" id="schedule-2-part-crossheading-interpretation"><Title><Emphasis>Interpretation</Emphasis>11In this Schedule “shop worker” means an employee who, under his contract of employment, is or may be required to do shop work.2In this Schedule “shop work” means work in or about a shop on a day on which the shop is open for the serving of customers.3Subject to sub-paragraph (4), in this Schedule “shop” includes any premises where any retail trade or business is carried on.4Where premises are used mainly for purposes other than those of retail trade or business and would not (apart from sub-paragraph (3)) be regarded as a shop, only such part of the premises as—ais used wholly or mainly for the purposes of retail trade or e business; orbis used both for the purposes of retail trade or business and for the purposes of wholesale trade and is used wholly or mainly for those two purposes considered together,is to be regarded as a shop for the purposes of this Schedule.5In sub-paragraph (4)(b) “wholesale trade” means the sale of goods for use or resale in the course of a business or the hire of goods for use in the course of a business.6In this paragraph “retail trade or business” includes—athe business of a barber or hairdresser;bthe business of hiring goods otherwise than for use in the course of a trade or business; andcretail sales by auction,but does not include catering business or the sale at theatres and places of amusement of programmes, catalogues and similar items.7In sub-paragraph (6) “catering business” means—athe sale of meals, refreshments or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises on which they are sold; orbthe sale of meals or refreshments prepared to order for immediate consumption off the premises.8In this Schedule—“notice period”, in relation to an opted-out shop worker, has the meaning given by paragraph 7(3);“opted-out”, in relation to a shop worker, shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 7(1) and (2);“opting-in notice”, in relation to a shop worker, has the meaning given by paragraph 2(6);“opting-out notice”, in relation to a shop worker, has the meaning given by paragraph 6(2); and“protected”, in relation to a shop worker, shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(1) to (5).9This Schedule shall be construed as one with the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, referred to in this Schedule as “the Employment Rights Order”.10Chapter III of Part I of the Employment Rights Order (computation of period of continuous employment) shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule as it has effect for the purposes of that Order.Sub‐paras. (11)‐(12) rep. by 1999 NI 91996 NI 16.functions transf. by SR 1999/481
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