Section 80 | Payments made by the Government

(1)This section applies if, in respect of a redundancy payment or an approved contractual payment payable by an employer—

(a)the Secretary of State makes a payment under section 167 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18), or

(b)the Department for Employment and Learning makes a payment under Article 202 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)).

(2)So far as the employer reimburses the Secretary of State or Department for the payment, sections 77 to 79A apply as if the payment were—^F1

(a)a redundancy payment, or

(b)an approved contractual payment,

made by the employer.