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2.—(1) An employee who—E+W+S
(a)is a representative falling within regulation 12(2)(a) or (3) or 13(2), and
(b)is consulted under these Regulations about a listed change by a relevant employer,
is entitled to be permitted by his employer to take reasonable time off during the employee's working hours in order to perform his functions as such a representative.
(2) In this Schedule “consulted representative” means an employee who satisfies the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b).
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with his contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.