Article 2 Specification of public authoritiesI1
Northern Ireland
For the purposes of Articles 52 to 61 of the 1998 Order: –
the Minister for the Department of Finance and Personnel shall be a public authority and all Northern Ireland civil servants shall be treated as employees of that authority;
the Minister for the Civil Service shall be a public authority and all United Kingdom civil servants shall be treated as employees of that authority;
the Secretary of State for Defence shall be a public authority and all reservists and members of the home service forces shall be treated as employees of that authority; and
the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland shall be a public authority and all members of the police shall be treated as employees of that authority.