Explanatory Memorandum to Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 Explanatory Memorandum

Article 4 – Enforcement of sums awarded by Fair Employment Tribunal

11.Article 87 of the 1998 Order provides the Fair Employment Tribunal with the power to enforce awards of compensation, but there is currently doubt as to its ability to enforce costs awards. This Article amends and clarifies Article 87 of the 1998 Order to enable the Fair Employment Tribunal to enforce ‘any sum payable’.

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