The Employment Protection (Continuity of Employment of National Health Service Employees) (Modification) Order 1996

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Protection (Continuity of Employment of National Health Service Employees) (Modification) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) In this Order—

(a) “relevant employment” is employment by a health service employer as a medical practitioner or dental practitioner in the grade of Registrar, Senior Registrar, Specialist Registrar, Registrar (Public Health), Senior Registrar (Public Health) or Specialist Registrar (Public Health) while undergoing professional training which involves that person being employed successively by a number of different health service employers;

(b) “health service employers” are—

(i) a Health Board and Special Health Board established under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1);

(ii) the Common Services Agency established under section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

(iii) a National Health Service trust established under section 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(2);

(iv) the Scottish Dental Practice Board;

(v) a Health Authority established under section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977(3);

(vi) a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of that Act(4);

(vii) a National Health Service trust established under section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;

(viii) the Dental Practice Board;

(ix) the Public Health Laboratory Service Board;

(x) a NHS Trust established under section 11 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(5); and

(xi) a Health Board established under section 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(6);

(c) the “1978 Act” means the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.

(1)

Section 2 was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 28.

(2)

Section 12A was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 31.

(3)

Section 8 was substituted by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), section 1.

(4)

Section 11 was amended by the 1990 Act, section 66(2) and Schedule 10 and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 2.

(5)

S.I. 1991/194 (NI 1).

(6)

S.I. 1972/1265 (NI 14).