# The Local Government Changes for England (Staff) Regulations 1995, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“abolished authority” means a local authority which is wound up and dissolved on the reorganisation date;
“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 anyone who provides services under a contract for services, and any reference to an “employer” or “employee” and to “employment” shall be construed accordingly;
“newly established authority” means an authority (not being a shadow authority) established by an order made under section 17 of the 1992 Act;
“preliminary date” is a reference to the earliest date on which any action is required to be taken in pursuance of an order made under section 17 of the 1992 Act;
“principal council” means a council elected for a principal area as defined in section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972;
“the reorganisation date” is the date on which a structural change or a boundary change (or both such changes) in pursuance of an order made under section 17 of the 1992 Act comes into effect;
“shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on the reorganisation date;
“transferor authority” means a principal council (other than an abolished authority) from which functions are transferred to a unitary authority by virtue of a structural change effected by an order made under section 17 of the 1992 Act;
“unitary authority” means an authority which is the sole principal council for its local government area;
“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;
“the 1978 Act” means the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/520/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-staff-regulations-1995/regulation-2
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