Section 273(4)

For the purposes of the provisions of this Act as they apply in relation to Crown employment or persons in Crown employment— employee and contract of employment mean a person in Crown employment and the terms of employment of such a person (but subject to subsection (5) below); dismissal means the termination of Crown employment; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the reference in 182(1)(e) (disclosure of information for collective bargaining: restrictions on general duty) to the employer’s undertaking shall be construed as a reference to the national interest; and any other reference to an undertaking shall be construed, in relation to a Minister of the Crown, as a reference to his functions or (as the context may require) to the department of which he is in charge, and in relation to a government department, officer or body shall be construed as a reference to the functions of the department, officer or body or (as the context may require) to the department, officer or body.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04