154.—(1) The amount of the basic award (before any reduction under Article 156) shall not be less than £2,770 where the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason)—
(a)in a redundancy case, for selecting the employee for dismissal, or
(b)otherwise, for the dismissal,
is one of those specified in Article 132(1)(a) and (b), 133(1), 134 or 136(1).
(2) The Department may by order increase the sum specified in paragraph (1).