Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

Crown employment E+W+S

19 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the provisions of this Schedule shall have effect (for the purpose of computing an employee’s period of employment, but not for any other purpose) in relation to Crown employment and to persons in Crown employment as they have effect in relation to other employment and to other employees, and accordingly, except where the context otherwise requires, references to an employer shall be construed as including a reference to the Crown.

(2) In this paragraph, subject to sub-paragraph (3), “Crown employment” means employment under or for the purposes of a government department or any officer or body exercising on behalf of the Crown functions conferred by any enactment.

(3) This paragraph does not apply to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown,. . . F1 but does apply to employment by any association established for the purposes of [F2 Part VI of the M1 Reserve Forces Act 1980].

(4) In so far as a person in Crown employment is employed otherwise than under a contract of employment, references in this Schedule to an employee’s relations with his employer being governed by a contract of employment which normally involves employment for a certain number of hours weekly shall be modified accordingly.

(5) The reference in paragraph 17(2) to an undertaking shall be construed as including a reference to any function of (as the case may require) a Minister of the Crown, a government department, or any other officer or body performing functions on behalf of the Crown.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed with saving by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55, SIF 7:1), s. 28(2), Sch. 5 Pt. I

F2 Words substituted by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9, SIF 7:2), Sch. 9 para. 17

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Para. 19 extended by Crown Agents Act 1979 (c. 43, SIF 57) Sch. 1 para. 13(3)

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 9.