Section 79 — Power to expand meaning of person working for public authority
This version in force from 2016-11-21
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) The relevant Minister may by regulations amend section 77 with the effect that a person who works for a contractor of a public authority is a person who works for the authority for the purposes of this Part.
(2) In subsection (1) “contractor”, in relation to a public authority, means a person who—
(a) provides a service to members of the public as a result of an arrangement made with a public authority (whether or not by that person), but
(b) is not a public authority.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person works for a contractor if the person works—
(a) under a contract of employment with the contractor,
(b) under a contract of apprenticeship with the contractor,
(c) under a contract to do work personally with the contractor,
(d) in England and Wales or Scotland, as an agency worker within the meaning of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) in respect of whom the contractor is the hirer within the meaning of those regulations, or
(e) in Northern Ireland, as an agency worker within the meaning of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (SR 2011/350) in respect of whom the contractor is the hirer within the meaning of those regulations.