Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments) Act 1978

2 Supplementary provisions relating to schemes.

(1) A scheme under this Act shall provide for the making of payments to or in respect of employees of any prescribed class who during the period of two years beginning on a prescribed date—

(a) are made redundant within the meaning of the scheme; or

(b) are transferred to less well-paid employment within the meaning of the scheme,

in such circumstances as are mentioned in section 1(1) above.

(2) The period of two years mentioned in subsection (1) above shall not, in a scheme for Great Britain, begin on a date which is earlier than 1st July 1977.

(3) Subject to subsection (2) above—

(a) the date prescribed by a scheme under this Act for the beginning of the said period of two years may be a date before the passing of this Act; and

(b) a scheme under this Act may apply to persons made redundant or transferred before the passing of this Act, or before the making of the scheme.

(4) The Secretary of State may by order amend any scheme under this Act by substituting four years for the said period of two years.

(5) A scheme for Great Britain shall provide that any payment falling to be made to any person under the scheme shall be made by British Shipbuilders.

(6) A scheme for Northern Ireland shall provide that any payment falling to be made to any person under the scheme shall be made by a Northern Ireland company.

(7) A scheme under this Act may provide that where any person—

(a) is made redundant by a relevant company;

(b) receives payments under the scheme; and

(c) is subsequently re-employed by a relevant company within such period, beginning with the date of his redundancy, as may be prescribed,

that person shall be required to make such repayment of the sums paid to him under the scheme as may be prescribed and to such person as may be prescribed.

(8) A scheme under this Act may include provision for the determination of any question arising under the scheme and—

(a) in the case of a scheme for Great Britain, may enable British Shipbuilders to authorise any of its members or employees or any officer or employee of a relevant company to determine on behalf of British Shipbuilders any such question which falls to be determined by British Shipbuilders; and

(b) in the case of a scheme for Northern Ireland, may enable a Northern Ireland company to authorise any of its officers or employees to determine on its behalf any such question which falls to be determined by it.

(9) Any power conferred by this Act to make an order—

(a) shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and

(b) shall include power—

(i) to vary or revoke a previous order made under this Act; and

(ii) to include in the order such incidental or supplementary provisions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(10) An order shall not be made under this Act unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(11) In this section " prescribed ", in relation to a scheme under this Act, means prescribed by the scheme in question.