“(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
“Armed Forces —
“(b) includes any branch, corps, command, formation, unit, or other part of the Armed Forces within the meaning of the Defence Act 1990; but
“chief executive means the chief executive of the department
“department means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
“employee has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Employment Relations Act 2000
“employment agreement has the meaning given to that term in section 5 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 and, for the avoidance of doubt, includes any employment contract that continues in force under section 242 of the Employment Relations Act 2000
“Employment Court means the Employment Court constituted under the Employment Relations Act 2000
“Employment Relations Authority means the Employment Relations Authority established under the Employment Relations Act 2000
“Labour Inspector means a Labour Inspector designated under section 223 of the Employment Relations Act 2000
“protected voluntary service or training—
“reserve forces has the meaning given to that term by section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990
“State employee means—
“(b) every person whose rate of remuneration is determined under any of the provisions of sections 67, 67A, 75, and 76 of the Police Act 1958:
“State services has the meaning given to that term by section 2 of the State Sector Act 1988
“territorial forces has the meaning given to that term by section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990
“training year means the period commencing on 1 July in one year and ending with 30 June in the following year, both dates inclusive
“undertaking includes any business, whether carried on by way of trade or not, and the activities of any body of persons, whether incorporated or not
“union means a union registered under the Employment Relations Act 2000
“(2) Where it is necessary, for the purposes of applying any of the provisions of sections 7A, 14H(b), and 14R, to ascertain, in relation to any of the circumstances mentioned in clauses 1 to 5 of Schedule 2,—
“the provisions of that schedule apply.”