Article 7 Protection of officers transferred
Every officer transferred by or under article 6 to the employment of a transferee authority shall—
so long as he continues in that employment by virtue of the transfer, and
until he is served with a statement in writing referring to this order and specifying new terms and conditions of employment,
enjoy terms and conditions of employment not less favourable than those which he enjoyed immediately before his transfer.
A statement of new terms and conditions of employment shall be served on—
an officer who has raised a question under article 5(9) or 6(2) (and who is not described in sub-paragraph (b) below), no earlier than the date on which he is notified of the determination of that question and no later than—
the expiry of 6 months after that notification, or
the appointed day,
whichever is the later;
an officer to whom paragraph (4) of article 6 applies, no earlier than the date on which he is notified of the remedy referred to in item (i), or of the allowance referred to in item (ii), in sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph and no later than—
the expiry of 6 months after that notification, or
the appointed day,
whichever is the later;
unless he otherwise agrees, an officer to whom article 10 applies (and who is not described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b)), no earlier than the expiry of one month after, and no later than the expiry of 7 months after, the day on which he is transferred as mentioned in that article; and
any other officer, at any time before the expiry of 6 months after the appointed day.
A statement of new terms and conditions of employment shall state the date upon which it is to become operative, which date shall not be earlier than the expiry of 3 months after—
the date the statement is served, or
the appointed day,
whichever is the later.
If after service of a statement of new terms and conditions of employment upon any officer (whether before the appointed day or otherwise) a question is raised under article 5(9) or 6(2), the statement shall cease to have effect and paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall have effect as if the statement had not been served.
The new terms and conditions of employment shall be such that—
so long as the officer is engaged in duties reasonably comparable to those in which he was engaged immediately before his transfer, the scale of his salary or remuneration, and
the other terms and conditions of his employment,
are not less favourable than those he enjoyed immediately before his transfer.
Where, between the appointed day and the service of the statement of new terms and conditions of employment upon any officer, the scale of the salary or remuneration which such officer enjoyed immediately before the appointed day is improved, paragraph (5)(a) shall have effect as if the scale as improved had been so enjoyed.
Any question by an officer of any authority—
whether duties are reasonably comparable within the meaning of paragraph (5), or
whether the terms and conditions of his employment are such as are required by this article,
shall be raised and determined as described in article 17.
A written statement given in accordance with section 1(1) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not be regarded as a statement of new terms and conditions of employment for the purposes of this article unless the statement so indicates.
A notice to terminate the contract of employment of any officer transferred by article 6, given by reason of the fact that the officer to whom it is given has become redundant in consequence of a transfer of property order, shall, unless such officer otherwise agrees, not come into operation earlier than the expiration of 6 months from the service thereof.