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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/acas-arbitration-scheme-great-britain-order-2004/schedule/crossheading-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/753",
  "legislation_title": "The ACAS Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/acas-arbitration-scheme-great-britain-order-2004",
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  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": "CONTENTS",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Paragraphs\nI\nINTRODUCTION\n1-5\nII\nTHE ROLE OF ACAS\n6\nRouting of communications\n7-8\nIII\nTERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS\n9-15\nIV\nAPPLICATION OF THE SCHEME\n16\nV\nARBITRATORS' TERMS OF REFERENCE\n17\nVI\nSCOPE OF THE SCHEME\n18-24\nCases that are covered by the Scheme\n18-20\nWaiver of jurisdictional issues\n21-23\nInappropriate cases\n24\nVII\nACCESS TO THE SCHEME\n25\nRequirements for entry into the Scheme\n26-28\nNotification to ACAS of an Arbitration Agreement\n29-32\nConsolidation of proceedings\n33\nVIII\nSETTLEMENT AND WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SCHEME\n34\nWithdrawal by the Employee\n34\nWithdrawal by the Employer\n35\nSettlement\n36-40S\nIX\nAPPOINTMENT OF AN ARBITRATOR\n41\nThe ACAS Arbitration Panel\n41\nAppointment to a case\n42-43\nArbitrator’s duty of disclosure\n44-45\nRemoval of arbitrators: English/Welsh arbitrations\n46EW-53EW\nRemoval of arbitrators: Scottish arbitrations\n54S-59S\nDeath of an arbitrator\n60\nReplacement of arbitrators\n61-62\nX\nGENERAL DUTY OF THE ARBITRATOR\n63-64\nXI\nGENERAL DUTY OF THE PARTIES\n65\nXII\nCONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY\n66-67\nXIII\nARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HEARING\n68\nInitial arrangements\n68-71\nExpedited hearings\n72\nVenue\n73-74\nAssistance\n75\nTravelling expenses/loss of earnings\n76-77\nApplications for postponements of, or different venues for, initial hearings\n78-80\nXIV\nNON-COMPLIANCE WITH PROCEDURE\n81\nXV\nOUTLINE OF PROCEDURE BEFORE THE HEARING\n82\nWritten materials\n83-88\nSubmissions, evidence and witnesses not previously notified\n89-90\nRequests for documents\n91\nRequests for attendance of witnesses\n92\nPreliminary hearings and directions\n93-94\nXVI\nOUTLINE OF PROCEDURE AT THE HEARING\n95\nArbitrator’s overall discretion\n95\nLanguage\n96\nWitnesses\n97\nExamination by the arbitrator\n98\nExplanation of available remedies\n99\nRepresentatives\n100\nStrict rules of evidence\n101\nInterim relief\n102\nNon-attendance at the hearing\n103-104\nPost-hearing written materials\n105\nXVII\nQUESTIONS OF EC LAW, DEVOLUTION ISSUES AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998\n106\nAppointment of legal adviser\n106-109\nCourt determination of preliminary points: English/Welsh arbitrations\n110EW\nCourt determination of preliminary points: Scottish arbitrations\n111S-112S\nXVIII\nAUTOMATIC UNFAIRNESS\n113\nXIX\nAWARDS\n114\nForm of the award: English/Welsh arbitrations\n114EW-116EW\nForm of the award: Scottish arbitrations\n117S-119S\nAwards on different issues\n120-122\nRemedies\n123-124\nXX\nAWARDS OF REINSTATEMENT OR RE-ENGAGEMENT\n125\nDefinitions\n125-126\nChoice of remedy\n127-129\nPermanent replacements\n130\nReinstatement\n131-133\nRe-engagement\n134-135\nContinuity of employment\n136\nXXI\nAWARDS OF COMPENSATION\n137-138\nThe basic amount\n139-146\nMinimum basic amounts in certain cases\n147-148\nBasic amount of two weeks' pay in certain cases\n149-150\nReductions to the basic amount\n151-155\nThe compensatory amount\n156-159\nReductions to the compensatory amount\n160-161\nInternal appeal procedures\n162-165\nLimits on the compensatory amount\n166-167\nDouble recovery\n168\nXXII\nISSUE OF AWARDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY\n169-170\nXXIII\nCORRECTION OF AWARDS\n171\nScrutiny of awards by ACAS\n171\nCorrection by the arbitrator\n172-179\nXXIV\nEFFECT OF AWARDS, ENFORCEMENT AND INTEREST\n180\nEffect of awards\n180-182S\nEnforcement\n183EW-185\nInterest\n186\nXXV\nCHALLENGING THE AWARD\n187EW\nChallenges on grounds of substantive jurisdiction: English/Welsh arbitrations\n187EW\nChallenges on grounds of substantive jurisdiction: Scottish arbitrations\n188S-193S\nChallenges for serious irregularity: English/Welsh arbitrations\n194EW\nChallenges for serious irregularity: Scottish arbitrations\n195S-199S\nAppeals on questions of EC law, devolution issues and the Human Rights Act 1998: English/Welsh arbitrations\n200EW\nAppeals on questions of EC law, devolution issues and the Human Rights Act 1998: Scottish Arbitrations\n201S-204S\nTime limits and other procedural restrictions on challenges to awards: English/Welsh arbitrations\n205EW\nTime limits and procedural restrictions on challenges to awards: Scottish arbitrations\n206S-208S\nCommon law challenges and saving\n209EW-210S\nExclusion of stated case procedure\n211S\nChallenge or appeal: effect of order of the court\n212EW-213S\nXXVI\nLOSS OF RIGHT TO OBJECT\n214\nXXVII\nIMMUNITY\n215-216\nXXVIII\nMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\n217EW\nRequirements in connection with legal proceedings\n217EW\nService of documents and notices on ACAS or the ACAS Arbitration Section\n218-219\nService of documents or notices on any other person or entity\n220-222\nPowers of court in relation to service of documents\n223EW\nReckoning periods of time\n224EW-225S\nXXIX\nGOVERNING LAW\n226EW-227S\nAPPENDIX A: WAIVER OF RIGHTS: English/Welsh Arbitrations\nAPPENDIX B: WAIVER OF RIGHTS: Scottish Arbitrations",
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