54In section 17 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1965—
(a)in subsection (3), after "week of employment" insert " before the day appointed for the coming into force of section 2 of the Social Security Act 1973 ";
(b)after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)Subject to the following provisions of this section, in computing, in relation to an employee, the period specified in section 8(1) of this Act, or the period specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act, a week of employment after the day appointed for the coming into force of section 2 of the Social Security Act 1973 shall not count if—
(a)the employee was employed outside Great Britain during the whole or part of that week ; and
(b)he was not during that week an employed earner for the purposes of that Act.”;
(c)in subsection (5), after " (3) " insert " or (4A) ";
(d)for subsection (6) substitute—
“(6)Any question arising under this section—
(a)whether an employer's contribution was paid, or was or would have been payable, as mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) of this section ; or
(b)whether a person was an employed earner for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1973,
shall be determined by the Secretary of State; and any legislation (including regulations) as to the determination of questions which under that Act the Secretary of State is empowered to determine (including provisions as to the reference of questions for decision, or as to appeals, to the High Court or the Court of Session) shall apply to the determination of any question by the Secretary of State under this section”.