Part II

The Employment Appeal Tribunal

Procedure

Appeal Tribunal procedure rules.
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1
The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session, shall make rules (“Appeal Tribunal procedure rules") with respect to proceedings before the Appeal Tribunal.
2
Appeal Tribunal procedure rules may, in particular, include provision—
a
with respect to the manner in which, and the time within which, an appeal may be brought,
b
with respect to the manner in which or complaint to the Appeal Tribunal may be made,
c
for requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents and for authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses,
d
for requiring or enabling the Appeal Tribunal to sit in private in circumstances in which an employment tribunal is required or empowered to sit in private by virtue of section 10A of this Act,
e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f
for interlocutory matters arising on any appeal or application to the Appeal Tribunal to be dealt with by an officer of the Appeal Tribunal .
2A
Appeal Tribunal procedure rules may make provision of a kind which may be made by employment tribunal procedure regulations under section 10(2), (5), (6) or (7).
2B
For the purposes of subsection (2A)—
a
the reference in section 10(2) to section 4 shall be treated as a reference to section 28, and
b
the reference in section 10(4) to the President or a Regional
Employment Judge
shall be treated as a reference to a judge of the Appeal Tribunal.
2C
Section 10B shall have effect in relation to a direction to or determination of the Appeal Tribunal as it has effect in relation to a direction to or determination of an employment tribunal.
3
Subject to Appeal Tribunal procedure rules and directions under section 28(1) or 29A(1) , the Appeal Tribunal has power to regulate its own procedure.
Words in s. 30(2)(b) substituted (15.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3323, reg. 35(4)
Words in s. 30 (2)(d) substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
Words in s. 30(2)(d) substituted (16.7.2001) by 1999 c. 26, ss. 41, 45(1), Sch. 8 para. 5; S.I. 2001/1187, art. 3(b), Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2001/1461, art. 2(2))
S. 30(2)(e) omitted (31.12.2004) by virtue of Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57, 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 26; and the said s. 30(2)(e) repealed (6.4.2005) by {Sch. 2} of the said Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24); S.I. 2004/3342, art. 4(b) (with arts. 5-12); S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch (with arts. 5-21)
S. 30(2A)-(2C) inserted (16.7.2001) by 1999 c. 26, ss. 41, 45(1), Sch. 8 para. 5; S.I. 2001/1187, art. 3(b), Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2001/1461, art. 2(2))
Words in s. 30(3) inserted (3.11.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 8 para. 48; S.I. 2008/2696, art. 5(c)(i) (with art. 3)
Words in s. 30(2)(f) substituted (25.6.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 12(3), 103(2) (with s. 24(2))
Words in s. 30(2B)(b) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 14 para. 13(3); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(g)