# Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004, Article 2: Specification of public authorities

Extent: N.I.

For the purposes of Articles 52 to 61 of the 1998 Order: –
(a) 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;
(b) 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;
(c) 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
(d) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/494/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-specification-of-public-authorities-order-northern-ireland-2004/article-2
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