The Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases)(Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made4th July 2013

Laid before Parliament8th July 2013

Coming into force29th July 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 139(1)(b) and 207 of the Equality Act 20101, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 29th July 2013.

Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996

2.

In regulation 3 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 19962 omit paragraph (2) and insert—

“(2)
Subject to paragraph (3), the rate of interest to be applied shall be, in England and Wales, the rate fixed, for the time being, by section 17 of the Judgments Act 18383 and, in Scotland, the rate fixed, for the time being, by section 9 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Extracts Act 18924.”.

3.

Regulation 8 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996 is deleted.

Transitional provisions

4.

Articles 2 and 3 do not have effect in relation to a claim which is presented to an Employment Tribunal Office on or before 28th July 2013.

Jo Swinson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

4th July 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996.

These regulations amend the legislative reference on interest in England and Wales, so that the rate is the same as that in Scotland (currently 8%), and also correct the reference to Scottish legislation on interest. These regulations also make a consequential repeal of regulation 8 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 following its amendment by the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order (Amendment) Order 2013.