{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-interest-disclosure-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-interest-disclosure-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1998/1763",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-interest-disclosure-northern-ireland-order-1998",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Interpretative provisions of 1996 Order",
  "text": "(1) In Article 2(3) of the 1996 Order (interpretation) after the definition of “position” there shall be inserted—\n““protected disclosure” has the meaning given by Article 67A,” .\n(2) At the end of Article 3 of the 1996 Order (employees, workers etc.) there shall be added—\n“(6) This Article has effect subject to Articles 67K and 70B(3); and for the purposes of Part XV so far as relating to Part VA or Article 70B, “worker”, “worker's contract” and, in relation to a worker, “employer”, “employment” and “employed” have the extended meaning given by Article 67K.” .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1763/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:53.425622+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}