Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—

• “EES employee” means a person whose contract of employment has been transferred to the Powys Local Health Board^f1 under the Extended Employment Scheme;

• “Extended Employment Scheme” means a scheme which provides for the employment by the Powys Local Health Board, for a period not exceeding 12 months commencing on the transfer date, of persons whose contracts of employment are transferred to the Powys Local Health Board pursuant to article 5 of the Health Authorities (Transfer of Functions, Staff, Property, Rights and Liabilities and Abolition)(Wales) Order 2003^f2;

• “Health Authority” (“Awdurdod Iechyd”) means a Health Authority in Wales established by the Health Authorities (Wales) Establishment Order 1996^f3;

• “Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol”) means a Local Health Board established by the Local Health Boards (Establishment)(Wales) Order 2003^f4;

• “the Powys NHS Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Powys”) means the Powys Health Care National Health Service Trust established by Powys Health Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992^f5;

• “redundancy date” (“dyddiad diswyddo”) means the date upon which notice of redundancy given to a person to whom article 5 applies takes effect;

• “relevant employee” (“cyflogai perthnasol”) means any person —

  1. (a)

     whose contract of employment with a health authority specified in column (1) has not terminated before the transfer date (whether by expiry of notice, effluxion of time or otherwise); and

  2. (b)

     who has been offered and has accepted employment with a Local Health Board specified in Column (2) of the Schedule, other than the Powys Local Health Board pursuant to the Extended Employment Scheme.

• “the Schedule” (“yr Atodlen”) means the Schedule to this Order; and

• “the transfer date” (“y dyddiad trosglwyddo”) means 1st April 2003.