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.