The Water Authorities (Retirement of Chief Officers) Regulations 1974

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 DEFINITION OF “RECOGNISED OFFICER”

1.  For the purpose of these regulations, the expression “ recognised officer” means a person employed by a water authority—

 (a) who, though not a chief officer or deputy chief officer, is treated by that authority as a chief officer or deputy chief officer by reason of the importance of his employment by that authority and is by resolution of that authority, passed before 1st April 1974, designated a recognised officer, and

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 (b) whose salary on the date on which the resolution described in paragraph (a) above is passed is not less than two-thirds of the salary of the comparable chief officer, as determined in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this Schedule.

2.  In relation to a person in the employment of a water authority, the comparable chief officer is the chief officer of that authority, required to devote on the average not less than 30 hours per week in performing the duties of that authority, who receives the lowest salary.

3.  In any case where the post, which if occupied would be the post of the comparable chief officer, is vacant (for whatever reason) the salary of the comparable chief officer shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph 4(a) of this Schedule, be deemed to be the salary of the person who last held the post immediately before the post became vacant.

4.  For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) where a chief officer is not on a fixed salary but on a salary scale, regard shall be had to the lowest point only of that scale;

(b) the expression “salary” in relation to any person shall not include—

(i) any payments for overtime (whether or not such payments are a usual incident of the employment) or any fees or other payments paid or made to him as such for his own use, or the money value of any accommodation or other allowances in kind appertaining to his employment, or any allowances payable to him to cover the cost of providing office accommodation or clerical or other assistance, or any travelling or subsistence allowance or other monies to be spent, or to cover expenses incurred, by him for the purpose of his employment, or

(ii) any salary or wages or any of the monies or things described in (i) above which are payable to, or receivable by, him in respect of his employment otherwise than as an officer described in regulation 3(2) but held by virtue of his employment as an officer so specified.