33.—(1) Regulation 15 of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(1) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of these Regulations, any constable or other person who has been seconded to SOCA to serve as a member of its staff shall be treated as employed by SOCA, in respect of actions taken by, or on behalf of, SOCA.
(1B) For the purposes of regulation 12 (liability of employers and principals),—
(a)the secondment of any constable or other person to SOCA to serve as a member of its staff shall be treated as employment by SOCA (and not as being employment by any other person); and
(b)anything done by a person so seconded in the performance, or purported performance, of his functions shall be treated as done in the course of that employment.”.
(3) In paragraph (2), paragraph (b) of the definition of “the relevant officer” is revoked.
(4) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) In this regulation “SOCA” means the Serious Organised Crime Agency.”.