Paragraph 4 Interpretation

In this Chapter—

• F1“contracting scheme employer” means an employer mentioned in any of the following paragraphs, who is a party to a Participation Agreement—

  1. (a)

     paragraph 2(3)(b) (establishment providing further education constituted by an amalgamation of establishments),

  2. (b)

     paragraph 9(c) (governing body of a school maintained by a local authority),

  3. (c)

     paragraph 9(d), excluding institutions providing higher education only (institution providing further education, or further education and higher education, maintained by a local authority),

  4. (d)

     paragraph 10 (academy),

  5. (e)

     paragraph 13 (special school not maintained by a local authority),

  6. (f)

     paragraph 14, excluding institutions providing higher education (governing body of an institution within the further education sector to which grants are made), or

  7. (g)

     paragraph 24 (institution for the further education and training of disabled persons);

• “Fair Deal transfer” means a TUPE transfer of employment described in a Participation Agreement;

• “Fair Deal transfer date” means the date on which a Fair Deal transfer has effect;

• “guarantee” means a bond, guarantee or indemnity in a form and amount, and provided by a person, approved by the scheme manager in respect of sums due from an accepted employer under these Regulations and TSAVCR 1994;

• “Participation Agreement” means a contractual agreement between the scheme manager, a contracting scheme employer and an accepted employer relating to participation in this scheme; and

• “transferred services” means services specified in the description of employment in the Participation Agreement.