Section 12 Power to meet expenses incurred in connection with employment in overseas territories.
United Kingdom
The Secretary of State may enter into agreements relating to the employment in public or social services in overseas territories of persons designated at any time by the Secretary of State in accordance with the agreements, under which the Secretary of State meets, directly or indirectly, expenses—
in connection with the employment of those persons in accordance with the agreements, or
in respect of compensation paid to those persons,
and may out of money provided by Parliament make any payments falling to be made under the agreements.
The agreements may be agreements with the Government of the overseas territory, or with any inter-governmental organisation, or (if the employment is not by or under the Government of the overseas territory, or an inter-governmental organisation) with the authority or other body which is the employer.
No such agreement shall be entered into, and no person shall be designated under such an agreement, except with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.
The consent of the Minister for the Civil Service to the designation of any person under such an agreement may be given generally in respect of persons of such descriptions, and subject to such limitations (if any), as may be specified in the consent.
For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to be employed in public or social services in an overseas territory at any time when—
he is the holder of a public office in an overseas territory, or
he is employed under the Government of an overseas territory or under any municipal or other local authority in an overseas territory, or
he is employed in an overseas territory by any inter-governmental authority or organisation, or
he is employed by any authority, organisation or institution established for public purposes in an overseas territory, including any marketing board, co-operative society or other body providing benefits primarily for a particular section of the public, or
he is employed (otherwise than by any such authority, organisation or institution) in any service provided, or in any other activities carried on, for public purposes in an overseas territory.
The Secretary of State may by order apply this section in relation to employment in an overseas territory in a capacity specified in the order as it applies in relation to employment in public or social services in overseas territories.
An order under subsection (6) above shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
This section applies only to persons serving outside the United Kingdom.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
References to “the Treasury” are substituted for references to “ the Minister of the Civil Service” by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(3)(a), 3(5), Sch.
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (17.6.2002) by 2002 c. 1, s. 19(2), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 5 paras. 1-5); S.I. 2002/1408, art. 2