Article 8 Transfers: Officers of authorities for water supply, etc

(1)

Nothing in this article applies to any officers transferred by a scheme made under the Water Schemes Order.

(2)

Any officer of—

the Greater London Council;
the council of any London borough or the Common Council of the City of London; or
any new town development corporation,

employed in the discharge of functions which will after 31st March 1974 be exercised by water authorities, and—

(a)

being so employed wholly or mainly in premises which are to be used, after 31st March 1974, by a water authority; or

(b)

operating wholly or mainly from such premises; or

(c)

being otherwise so employed wholly or substantially so,

shall be transferred on 1st April 1974 to the employment of the water authority referred to in (a) or (b) or to the employment of the water authority in whose area he is wholly or mainly employed as described in (c).

In this paragraph the relevant area of any water authority, in relation to any functions, is the area of the authority for the purposes of those functions as defined in the order made under section 2(4) or 3(10) of the Water Act 1973 establishing that authority.

(3)

Any officer of the Port of London Authority employed wholly or mainly in the discharge of functions which will after 31st March 1974 be exercised by the Thames Water Authority shall be transferred on 1st April 1974 to the employment of that Authority.

(4)

Any officer of an authority named in column (1) of Schedule 2 shall be transferred on 1st April 1974 to the employment of the authority specified in respect of such authority in column (2).