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Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfers of Public Health Staff) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996(1);

“relevant transferor” means, in relation to a person to whom these Regulations apply, the transferor which employs that person immediately before the transfer date;

“specialist dental public health consultant services” means the provision of services by a specialist dental public health practitioner which—

(a)

are for the purpose of promoting the oral health of the public, and

(b)

involve the assessment of dental health needs and the undertaking of activity to ensure that dental services provided as part of the health service meet those needs;

“transfer date” means 1st April 2013;

“transferor” means a body listed in column (1) of the table in the Schedule;

“the TUPE Regulations” means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006(2).

(2)

S.I. 2006/246; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2009/592 and 2010/93.