The Time Off for Public Duties Order 2000
Subsection (2) of section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides for an employee who is a member of a public body to be permitted to take time off during working hours in order to attend meetings or for other purposes connected with the functions of the body. The right to time off is available only in relation to bodies specified in the subsection, but the Secretary of State has power to modify it by adding or removing particular bodies. This Order adds Scottish water and sewerage authorities and Water Industry Consultative Committees to the list of bodies specified.