Contracting out and conciliation
16. Articles 12 to 15 shall be treated as provisions of Chapter I of Part VI of the Employment Rights Order for the purposes of—
(a)Article 245(1), (2)(e) and (f) and (3) to (5) of that Order (restrictions on contracting out); and
(b)Article 20(1)(c) of the [1996 NI 18.] Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (conciliation).