9. The term “Employee” is used to denote the claimant (ie the former employee), including any person entitled to pursue a claim arising out of a contravention, or alleged contravention, of Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
10. The term “Employer” is used to denote the respondent.
11. The term “EC law” means:
(i)any enactment in the domestic legislation of England and Wales or of Scotland giving effect to rights, powers, liabilities, obligations and restrictions from time to time created or arising by or under the Community Treaties, and
(ii)any such rights, powers, liabilities, obligations and restrictions, which are not given effect by any such enactment.
12. The term “English/Welsh arbitration” means an arbitration under this Scheme, which the parties have agreed shall be an English/Welsh arbitration.
13. The term “Scottish arbitration” means an arbitration under this Scheme, which the parties have agreed shall be a Scottish arbitration.
14. The term “devolution issue” means a devolution issue as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 or a devolution issue as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Government of Wales Act 1998.
15. With the exception of paragraphs 26(i) (“Requirements for entry into the Scheme”), 114EW (“Form of the award: English/Welsh arbitrations”) and 117S (“Form of the award: Scottish arbitrations”) below, references to anything being written or in writing include its being recorded by any means so as to be usable for subsequent reference.