Scheme for the transfer of employees
4.—(1) Argyll and Clyde, Greater Glasgow and Highland Health Boards shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part, use their best endeavours to agree and make a scheme for the transfer of the employment of all persons employed by Argyll and Clyde Health Board to Greater Glasgow or Highland Health Board with effect from 1st April 2006.
(2) The scheme shall, in respect of each employee (whether identified individually or by reference to membership of a class or description of employee) of Argyll and Clyde Health Board, designate to which of Greater Glasgow or Highland Health Boards each such employee’s employment shall transfer.
(3) The scheme shall have effect to transfer the employment of persons to whom the scheme applies to the Health Board designated in respect of that person with effect from 1st April 2006.
(4) The scheme shall not have effect to transfer the employment of any person–
(a)whose contract of employment provides for the termination of that contract on 31st March 2006;
(b)who is dismissed with effect from 31st March 2006 (unless that person is later reinstated with effect from that date); or
(c)who terminates their contract of employment as at 31st March 2006.