42A   Definitions

(1)  In this Part:

contract of employment means a contract of employment under this Part between an executive officer and the officer’s employer.

executive officer means a chief executive officer or a senior executive officer.

executive position means a chief executive position or a senior executive position.

public authority means a declared authority or an authority which is established by or under an Act and which is (or whose governing body is) constituted by persons appointed by the Governor or a Minister, but does not include a Teaching Service or the Police Service.

remuneration package means the remuneration package for an executive officer determined for the time being under the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975.

(2)  In this Part, a reference to the employer of an executive officer is a reference to:

(a)  in the case of a chief executive officer—the Minister, or

(b)  in the case of a senior executive officer in the Public Service—the appropriate Department Head, or

(c)  in the case of a senior executive officer in a Teaching Service—the appropriate Director-General within the meaning of the Teaching Services Act 1980, or

(d)  in the case of a senior executive officer in the service of a public authority—the public authority or a person nominated by the public authority, or

(e)  in any other case—the Minister or a person nominated for the time being by the Minister.

(3)  In this Part, a reference to the remuneration package for an executive officer is, if a range of amounts has been determined by the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal, a reference to:

(a)  the amount within that range nominated in the officer’s contract of employment, or

(b)  in any other case—the minimum amount within that range.