3 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations
In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (definitions)—
(a) after the definition “the Act of 1978” there shall be inserted—

““the Act of 1990” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;”

;
1990 c. 19.
(b) in the definition of “employing authority”—
(i) after the words “a Health Board”, there shall be inserted the words “,a Special Health Board, a National Health Service Trust”; and
(ii) after the words “the Act of 1978” there shall be inserted the words “, the Act of 1990”;
(c) after the definition of “non-participating employment” there shall be inserted—

““non-recurring bonus” means a payment made in recognition of performance in a particular period which—
(a) falls to be paid only once in respect of that period; and
(b) is an addition to the salary of an officer where either—
(i) the officer is entitled to the maximum salary which is payable in respect of his post; or
(ii) the officer has retired from his post before the day of payment;”

; and
(d) in the definition of “remuneration” after the words “but does not include” there shall be inserted the words “any non-recurring bonus,”.