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(1) This Order may be cited as the Labour Relations Agency (Flexible Working) Arbitration Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 21st May 2006.
(2) In this Order–
“the 1996 Order”means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;
“the Scheme”means the arbitration scheme set out in the Schedule with the exception of paragraphs 43, 93, 111, 113 to 118, 122, 128 and 129.
2. The Scheme shall come into effect on 25th May 2006.
3. The provisions of Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996(1)referred to in paragraphs 43, 93, 111, 113 to 118, 122, 128 and 129 of the Schedule and shown in italics shall, as modified in those paragraphs, apply to arbitrations conducted in accordance with the Scheme.
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(1) Section 46(1)(b) of the Arbitration Act 1996 shall apply to arbitrations conducted in accordance with the Scheme, subject to the following modification.
(2) For “such other considerations as are agreed by them or determined by the tribunal”in section 46(1)(b) substitute “the Terms of Reference in paragraph 13 of the arbitration scheme set out in the Schedule to the Labour Relations Agency (Flexible Working) Arbitration Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2006”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 2nd May 2006.
L.S.
D. S. S. McAuley
A senior officer of the
Department for Employment and Learning