Paragraph 4 Requirements of a redundant person

–

(1)

A coal industry employee shall be a redundant person within the meaning of this Scheme if he has completed a total period of not less than 10 years' coal industry employment, and in consequence of his dismissal on the relevant date by a coal industry employer, he either–

(a)

became entitled to receive a redundancy payment under Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 from that employer; or

(b)

would have become entitled to receive such a payment if the question whether he had been continuously employed by his employer for a period of two years ending with the relevant date had fallen to be ascertained in accordance with Appendix 3 hereof and if he had either–

(i)

during such period of two years left the employment of a coal industry employer and not later than one week after leaving such employment entered into employment with that or any other coal industry employer; or

(ii)

become entitled previously to receive such a payment from a coal industry employer and had entered into employment with that or any other coal industry employer not later than one year after becoming so entitled.

(2)

Appendix 3 hereof shall apply for ascertaining the length of a coal industry employee’s total period of coal industry employment for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this Article.