Paragraph 2

In this Schedule—

• “change” in any paragraph means the change in allocation of functions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) of the paragraph;

• “employed” means employed under a contract of employment;

• “House authority”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the House of Commons, means the House of Commons Commission;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the House of Lords, means the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords;

• “House department” means a department of either House of Parliament.

This Schedule, as it applies in relation to a department of the House of Commons, also applies in relation to an office or post in that House (and not in a department) in which a person is, or is to be, employed in or for the purposes of that House.