Transport Act, 1955

Compensation for redundancy owing to substitution of diesel for steam traction.

4.—(1) In this section—

“person to whom this section applies” means an officer or servant of the Board who, at the date of the passing of this Act, was employed by the Board in a permanent capacity or who was, except for casual interruptions of employment, employed by the Board during the whole of the three years ending immediately before that date;

“redundancy” means redundancy arising as a consequence of the substitution of diesel for steam traction.

(2) Where the Board is unable to offer alternative employment in its service to a person to whom this section applies and whose retention in its service is unnecessary on the ground of redundancy and his services are dispensed with, he shall be paid by the Board compensation calculated in the manner set out in the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1950.

(3) Where a person to whom this section applies is transferred by the Board on the ground of redundancy from one position in its service to another and he thereby suffers a worsening of his conditions of service as an officer or servant of the Board within the meaning of section 37 of the Act of 1950, which shall apply for the purposes of this section, he shall be paid by the Board compensation consisting of a lump sum of such amount as is reasonable.

(4) Sections 41, 42 and 43 of the Act of 1950 (which relate to the determination of compensation under that Act) shall apply to compensation under this section.