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(1)In this Act [F1 (except where otherwise expressly provided)] —
[F2“ACAS” means the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service,]
“the Appeal Tribunal” means the Employment Appeal Tribunal,
F3...
“appointed member” shall be construed in accordance with section 22(1)(c),
[F4“Certification Officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 254 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,]
“conciliation officer” means an officer designated by [F5ACAS] under section 211 of the M1Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,
“contract of employment” means a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether express or implied, and (if it is express) whether oral or in writing,
“employee” means an individual who has entered into or works under (or, where the employment has ceased, worked under) a contract of employment,
“employer”, in relation to an employee, means the person by whom the employee is (or, where the employment has ceased, was) employed,
“employers’ association” has the same meaning as in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,
“employment” means employment under a contract of employment and “employed” shall be construed accordingly,
F3...
[F6“Procedure Rules” is to be read in accordance with section 37QA(2), and—
in Part 1, means Procedure Rules in respect of employment tribunals;
in Part 2, means Procedure Rules in respect of the Appeal Tribunal,]
[F7“representative” shall be construed in accordance with section 6(1) (in Part 1) or section 29(1) (in Part 2),]
“statutory provision” means a provision, whether of a general or a special nature, contained in, or in any document made or issued under, any Act, whether of a general or special nature,
“successor”, in relation to the employer of an employee, means (subject to subsection (2)) a person who in consequence of a change occurring (whether by virtue of a sale or other disposition or by operation of law) in the ownership of the undertaking, or of the part of the undertaking, for the purposes of which the employee was employed, has become the owner of the undertaking or part, F8...
“trade union” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
[F9“Tribunal Procedure Committee” means the committee of that name constituted under Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.]
(2)The definition of “successor” in subsection (1) has effect (subject to the necessary modifications) in relation to a case where—
(a)the person by whom an undertaking or part of an undertaking is owned immediately before a change is one of the persons by whom (whether as partners, trustees or otherwise) it is owned immediately after the change, or
(b)the persons by whom an undertaking or part of an undertaking is owned immediately before a change (whether as partners, trustees or otherwise) include the persons by whom, or include one or more of the persons by whom, it is owned immediately after the change,
as it has effect where the previous owner and the new owner are wholly different persons.
(3)For the purposes of this Act any two employers shall be treated as associated if—
(a)one is a company of which the other (directly or indirectly) has control, or
(b)both are companies of which a third person (directly or indirectly) has control;
and “associated employer” shall be construed accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 42(1) inserted (6.4.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 150(6), 164(1) (with s. 150(8)); S.I. 2016/321, reg. 3(d)
F2Words in s. 42(1) inserted (6.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(a); S.I. 2014/253, art. 3(f)
F3Words in s. 42(1) omitted (25.4.2024) by virtue of Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 26(a); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(vi)
F4S. 42(1): definition of "Certification Officer" inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 49(8), 59; S. I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 5-21)
F5Words in s. 42(1) substituted (6.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(b); S.I. 2014/253, art. 3(f)
F6Words in s. 42(1) inserted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 26(b); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(vi)
F7Words in s. 42(1) inserted (25.6.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 21(4), 103(2)
F8Word in s. 42(1) omitted (25.4.2024) by virtue of Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 26(c); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(vi)
F9Words in s. 42(1) inserted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 26(d); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(vi)
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