Offers to NCC and CC staff - EPA 1990 s.137
EPA 1990 s.137 requires that offers of employment be made to employees of the NCC and certain employees of the Countryside Commission.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk — The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), reproduced under licence Open Government Licence v3.0.
What it actually says
Section 137 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires the new councils created under section 128 to offer employment to the employees of the Nature Conservancy Council and to certain employees of the Countryside Commission. This is part of the restructuring that transferred functions and staff from the former bodies to the new councils.
The provision does not specify the terms of the offers, but it obliges that an offer be made. It is one of several sections dealing with the transition, including the transfer of property and the winding up of the old bodies.
When it applies
- An employee of the Nature Conservancy Council receives a letter from the new council offering them a position.
- A Countryside Commission employee whose role is within the specified categories is formally offered a job by the new Welsh Council.
- The new council sends a blanket offer to all current NCC staff before the dissolution date.
- A person who worked for the NCC on a fixed-term contract receives an offer of employment from the new council.
What this section does not say
- The terms of the offered employment, such as salary, benefits, or location – those are determined by the new council, not by this section.
- What happens if the employee refuses the offer – that is a matter of general employment law, not covered here.
- The transfer of property, assets, or liabilities of the NCC or Countryside Commission – those are dealt with under sections 135 and 136.
- Employees of other bodies, such as the Countryside Council for Wales or the Joint Nature Conservation Committee – those are separate entities.
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