S.L. 363.20 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Code of Ethics" means the Code of Ethics for Employees in the

Public Sector published by the Cabinet Office in October 1994; "collective agreement" means the signed collective agreement for clerical employees employed at the Local Councils and Regional Councils, and as may be in force, from time to time, between the Local Councils Association and the trade union representing the majority of clerical employees employed by Local Councils and Regional Councils, and it also includes the signed collective agreement for Executive Secretaries of Local Councils and Regional Councils, and as may be in force, from time to time, between the Government, the Local Councils Association and the trade union representing the majority of Executive Secretaries employed with Local Councils and Regional Councils: Provided that in the event that any of these regulations conflict with the provisions of any collective agreement in force, the provisions of the latter shall prevail; "days and hours of work", for the purposes of an industrial action, refer to those days and hours as observed by the respective Local Councils administration, and for this purpose, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays shall not be deemed to be working days; "employee" means any Council employee other than the Executive Secretary; "employment contract" means the employment contract indicated in Appendix P4.V to the Human Resources Procedures; "Human Resources Procedures" means the Local Government (Human Resources) Procedures, L.C.P. 4/96, published by virtue of the Local Government (Procedures) Regulations;

"Minister" shall have the same meaning as described in the Act; "Executive Secretary" shall have the same meaning as described in the Act.