http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/17/section/21/2004-10-01Employment Tribunals Act 1996An Act to consolidate enactments relating to employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.1996-05-22texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-162004-10-01
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Part II The Employment Appeal Tribunal Jurisdiction Jurisdiction of Appeal Tribunal.211An appeal lies to the Appeal Tribunal on any question of law arising from any decision of, or arising in any proceedings before, an employment tribunal under or by virtue of—a the Equal Pay Act 1970,b the Sex Discrimination Act 1975,c the Race Relations Act 1976,d the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,e the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, . . .f the Employment Rights Act 1996 . . .fg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .gthis Act,gathe National Minimum Wage Act 1998,gbthe Employment Relations Act 1999,hthe Working Time Regulations 1998, . . .ithe Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999.. . .jthe Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000.. . . the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002.. . . the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. . . the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003the Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003.the Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004.2No appeal shall lie except to the Appeal Tribunal from any decision of an employment tribunal under or by virtue of the Acts listed or the Regulations referred to in subsection (1).3Subsection (1) does not affect any provision contained in, or made under, any Act which provides for an appeal to lie to the Appeal Tribunal (whether from an employment tribunal, the Certification Officer or any other person or body) otherwise than on a question to which that subsection applies.4The Appeal Tribunal also has any jurisdiction in respect of matters other than appeals which is conferred on it by or under—athe Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,bthis Act, orcany other Act.Words in s. 21 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 11970 c.411975 c.651976 c.741992 c.521995 c.50Word in s. 21(1)(e) repealed (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 15, Sch. 2; S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 11996 c.18S. 21(1)(g) and word “or" immediately preceding inserted (retrospectively) by 1998 c. 8, ss. 15, 17(3), Sch. 1 para. 17(1)(2)Word at the end of s. 21(1)(f) repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, s. 53, Sch. 3 (with s. 36); S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1S. 21(1)(fg) inserted (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 7, 19(4), 20(2), Sch. 3 para. 5, Sch. 6 and repealed (6.4.2003) by 2002 c. 21, ss. 60, 61, Sch. 6; S.I. 2003/962, art. 2(3)(e), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3, 4)S. 21(1)(g)(ga)(gb) substituted (1.10.2004) for s. 21(1)(ff)(g) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 38, 59; S.I. 2004/2566, art. 3(a)S. 21(1)(h)(i) substituted (15.1.2000) for words at the end of subsection (1) by S.I. 1999/3323, reg. 35(3)Word at the end of s. 21(1)(h) omitted (1.7.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/1551, reg. 10, Sch. para. 1(b)(i)S. 21(1)(j) and word “or" immediately preceding it inserted (1.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/1551, reg. 10, Sch. para. 1(b)(ii)Word at the end of s. 21(1)(i) omitted (1.10.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2002/2034, reg. 11 Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(i)S. 21(1)(k) inserted (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2034, reg. 11 Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(ii)Word at the end of s. 21(1)(j) omitted (1.12.2003) by virtue of The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 39, Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(i)S. 21(1)(l) and preceding word inserted (1.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 39, Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(ii)Word at the end of s. 21(1)(k) omitted (2.12.2003) by virtue of The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 39(2), Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(i)S. 21(1)(m) and preceding word inserted (2.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 39(2), Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(ii)Word at the end of s. 21(1)(l) omitted (24.12.2003) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3049), reg. 20, Sch. 2 para. 2(3)S. 21(1)(n) inserted (24.12.2003) by The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3049), reg. 20, Sch. 2 para. 2(3)S. 21(1)(o) inserted (16.8.2004) by The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1713), reg. 22, Sch. 2 para.1(3)Words in s. 21(2) inserted (1.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/1833, reg. 34(b)S. 21(4) inserted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 15, Sch. 1 para. 17(3); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1S. 21(1)(ff) inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, s. 29 (with s. 36); S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1