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PART IVLONG TERM COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT OR DIMINUTION IN EMOLUMENTS

Eligibility for long term compensation

12.—(1)  Subject to the provisions of these regulations, compensation under this Part of these regulations (referred to in these regulations as “long term compensation” ) may be paid to a person who since the coming into force of these regulations has lost employment as an officer of an Association or has suffered a diminution in his emoluments as such an officer if

(a)in the opinion of the Secretary of State the loss of employment or diminution in emoluments was due to a relevant cause;

(b)the person had been for a period of not less than eight years immediately preceding the qualifying date continuously engaged (which for the purposes of this regulation means without a break of more than twelve months at any one time) for the whole or part of his time in relevant employment;

(c)the person had at the date of the loss of employment or commencement of diminution in emoluments not attained normal retiring age;

(d)the person has made a claim for compensation in accordance with the procedure for making claims set out in Part X of these regulations not later than two years after the loss of employment or commencement of the diminution in emoluments in respect of which the claim is made; and

(e)in the case of a claim in respect of loss of employment he has not been offered any reasonably comparable employment under the Crown or by an Association.

(2)  Regulation 7(2)and (3) of these regulations (which relate to offers of employment) shall apply for the purposes of this regulation as they apply for the purposes of regulation 7.