Part IIIE+W Supplemental
11(1)In this Schedule “employment” means employment under one or more contracts of employment, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.E+W
(2)For the purposes of the definition in sub-paragraph (1) above “contract of employment” means a contract of employment or apprenticeship (whether express or implied and, if express, whether oral or in writing).
12(1)In this Schedule “the standard number of hours” means 35 hours or such other number of hours as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food acting jointly.E+W
(2)An order under this paragraph shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(3)An order made under this paragraph—
(a)may contain transitional and other supplemental and incidental provisions, and
(b)may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order so made.
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C1Certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under para. 12 now exercisable (W.) by Secretary of State or Minister and Secretary of State jointly: S.I. 1978/272, art. 2, Sch. 1
13Any reference in this Schedule to work in agriculture or in forestry, or to employment in agriculture or in forestry, is a reference to such work, or such employment, in the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) or in the territory of any other State which is a member of the European Economic Community.E+W