2012 No. 988

Employment Tribunals

The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012

Made

Coming into force

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 41(2) of the Employment Tribunals Act 19961 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 4(4)2 of that Act, make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 6th April 2012.

Amendment to the Employment Tribunals Act 19962

In section 4(3)(c)3 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, after “34” insert “, 111”.

David WillettsMinister of State for Universities and ScienceDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Nick HerbertMinister of State for Policing and Criminal JusticeMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 4(3) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 which details the proceedings which may be heard by an Employment Judge sitting alone. The amendment contained in this Order enables proceedings in respect of unfair dismissal to be heard by an Employment Judge alone.

A full regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and is available from Rowena Robson, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.