# The Avon (Staff Transfer) Order 1996, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“Avon district council” has the same meaning as in the Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995);
“contract of employment” means a contract under which a person works for another person whether under a contract of service or apprenticeship or otherwise but does not include a contract for services;
“designated list” means the list marked “The Avon (Staff Transfer) Order 1996 Designated List” which is signed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, one copy of which is deposited with each of the four Avon district councils and one in the offices of the Secretary of State;
“employee” means a person employed under a contract of employment including a person employed under a fixed term contract the expiry date for which is after 31st March 1996, but does not include a person whose employment is on a temporary basis and who on 31st March 1996, has had a continuous period of employment (when calculated in accordance with section 151 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978) of less than two years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/400/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/avon-staff-transfer-order-1996/article-2
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