Specification of public authorities2.

For the purposes of Articles 52 to 61 of the 1998 Order:—

(a)

the Minister for the Department of Finance and Personnel shall be a public authority and all Northern Ireland civil servants shall be treated as employees of that authority;

(b)

the Minister for the Civil Service shall be a public authority and all United Kingdom civil servants shall be treated as employees of that authority;

(c)

the Secretary of State for Defence shall be a public authority and all reservists and members of the home service forces shall be treated as employees of that authority; and

(d)

the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary shall be a public authority and all members of the police force shall be treated as employees of that authority.