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The ACAS Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004 in Scotland

S.I. 2004/753 · Made 9 March 2004 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Made 9th March 2004

Laid before Parliament 15th March 2004

Coming into force 6th April 2004

Whereas—

(1)

Under section 212A(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992f1 (“the 1992 Act”) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (“ACAS”) may prepare a scheme providing for arbitration in the case of disputes involving proceedings, or claims which could be the subject of proceedings, before an employment tribunal arising out of a contravention or alleged contravention of Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996f2 (unfair dismissal);

(2)

In pursuance of sections 212A(1) and (3) of the 1992 Act, ACAS has prepared a revised version of an arbitration scheme for unfair dismissal cases;

(3)

In pursuance of section 212A(3) of the 1992 Act, ACAS has submitted a draft of the revised scheme to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State approves the revised scheme;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 212A(1), (3), (6), (7), (8) and (9) of the 1992 Act, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 52; Section 212A was inserted by section 7 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8).

f2

1996 c. 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Commencement of the Scheme
  3. 3Revocation
  4. 4Application of Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996
  5. 5Article 5
  6. 6Enforcement of re-employment orders
  7. 7Awards of compensation
  8. 8Transitional provision
  9. Signature
  10. Schedule: ACAS ARBITRATION SCHEME
  11. CONTENTS
  12. Part I. INTRODUCTION
  13. 1Paragraph 1
  14. 2Paragraph 2
  15. 3Paragraph 3
  16. 4Paragraph 4
  17. 5Paragraph 5
  18. Part II. THE ROLE OF ACAS
  19. 6Paragraph 6
  21. 7Paragraph 7
  22. 8Paragraph 8
  23. Part III. TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  24. 9Paragraph 9
  25. 10Paragraph 10
  26. 11Paragraph 11
  27. 12Paragraph 12
  28. 13Paragraph 13
  29. 14Paragraph 14
  30. 15Paragraph 15
  31. Part IV. APPLICATION OF THE SCHEME
  32. 16Paragraph 16
  33. Part V. ARBITRATOR'S TERMS OF REFERENCE
  34. 17Paragraph 17
  35. Part VI. SCOPE OF THE SCHEME
  37. 18Paragraph 18
  38. 19Paragraph 19
  39. 20Paragraph 20
  41. 21Paragraph 21
  42. 22Paragraph 22
  43. 23Paragraph 23
  45. 24Paragraph 24
  46. Part VII. ACCESS TO THE SCHEME
  47. 25Paragraph 25
  49. 26Paragraph 26
  50. 27Paragraph 27
  51. 28Paragraph 28
  53. 29Paragraph 29
  54. 30Paragraph 30
  55. 31Paragraph 31
  56. 32Paragraph 32
  58. 33Paragraph 33
  59. Part VIII. SETTLEMENT AND WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SCHEME
  61. 34Paragraph 34
  63. 35Paragraph 35
  65. 36Paragraph 36
  66. 37Paragraph 37
  67. 38Paragraph 38
  68. 39Paragraph 39
  69. 40Paragraph 40
  70. Part IX. APPOINTMENT OF AN ARBITRATOR
  72. 41Paragraph 41
  74. 42Paragraph 42
  75. 43Paragraph 43
  77. 44Paragraph 44
  78. 45Paragraph 45
  80. 54SParagraph 54S
  81. 55SParagraph 55S
  82. 56SParagraph 56S
  83. 57SParagraph 57S
  84. 58SParagraph 58S
  85. 59SParagraph 59S
  87. 60Paragraph 60
  89. 61Paragraph 61
  90. 62Paragraph 62
  91. Part X. GENERAL DUTY OF THE ARBITRATOR
  92. 63Paragraph 63
  93. 64Paragraph 64
  94. Part XI. GENERAL DUTY OF THE PARTIES
  95. 65Paragraph 65
  96. Part XII. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY
  97. 66Paragraph 66
  98. 67Paragraph 67
  99. Part XIII. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HEARING
  101. 68Paragraph 68
  102. 69Paragraph 69
  103. 70Paragraph 70
  104. 71Paragraph 71
  106. 72Paragraph 72
  108. 73Paragraph 73
  109. 74Paragraph 74
  111. 75Paragraph 75
  113. 76Paragraph 76
  114. 77Paragraph 77
  116. 78Paragraph 78
  117. 79Paragraph 79
  118. 80Paragraph 80
  119. Part XIV. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PROCEDURE
  120. 81Paragraph 81
  121. Part XV. OUTLINE OF PROCEDURE BEFORE THE HEARING
  122. 82Paragraph 82
  123. Written materials
  124. 83Paragraph 83
  125. 84Paragraph 84
  126. 85Paragraph 85
  127. 86Paragraph 86
  128. 87Paragraph 87
  129. 88Paragraph 88
  131. 89Paragraph 89
  132. 90Paragraph 90
  134. 91Paragraph 91
  136. 92Paragraph 92
  138. 93Paragraph 93
  139. 94Paragraph 94
  140. Part XVI. OUTLINE OF PROCEDURE AT THE HEARING
  142. 95Paragraph 95
  144. 96Paragraph 96
  146. 97Paragraph 97
  148. 98Paragraph 98
  150. 99Paragraph 99
  152. 100Paragraph 100
  154. 101Paragraph 101
  156. 102Paragraph 102
  158. 103Paragraph 103
  159. 104Paragraph 104
  161. 105Paragraph 105
  162. Part XVII. QUESTIONS OF EC LAW, DEVOLUTION ISSUES AND T
  164. 106Paragraph 106
  165. 107Paragraph 107
  166. 108Paragraph 108
  167. 109Paragraph 109
  169. 110EWParagraph 110EW
  171. 111SParagraph 111S
  172. 112SParagraph 112S
  173. Part XVIII. AUTOMATIC UNFAIRNESS
  174. 113Paragraph 113
  175. Part XIX. AWARDS
  177. 117SParagraph 117S
  178. 118SParagraph 118S
  179. 119SParagraph 119S
  181. 120Paragraph 120
  182. 121Paragraph 121
  183. 122Paragraph 122
  185. 123Paragraph 123
  186. 124Paragraph 124
  187. Part XX. AWARDS OF REINSTATEMENT OR RE-ENGAGEMENT
  189. 125Paragraph 125
  190. 126Paragraph 126
  192. 127Paragraph 127
  193. 128Paragraph 128
  194. 129Paragraph 129
  196. 130Paragraph 130
  198. 131Paragraph 131
  199. 132Paragraph 132
  200. 133Paragraph 133
  202. 134Paragraph 134
  203. 135Paragraph 135
  205. 136Paragraph 136
  206. Part XXI. AWARDS OF COMPENSATION
  207. 137Paragraph 137
  208. 138Paragraph 138
  210. 139Paragraph 139
  211. 140Paragraph 140
  212. 141Paragraph 141
  213. 142Paragraph 142
  214. 143Paragraph 143
  215. 144Paragraph 144
  216. 145Paragraph 145
  217. 146Paragraph 146
  219. 147Paragraph 147
  220. 148Paragraph 148
  222. 149Paragraph 149
  223. 150Paragraph 150
  225. 151Paragraph 151
  226. 152Paragraph 152
  227. 153Paragraph 153
  228. 154Paragraph 154
  229. 155Paragraph 155
  231. 156Paragraph 156
  232. 157Paragraph 157
  233. 158Paragraph 158
  234. 159Paragraph 159
  236. 160Paragraph 160
  237. 161Paragraph 161
  239. 162Paragraph 162
  240. 163Paragraph 163
  241. 164Paragraph 164
  242. 165Paragraph 165
  244. 166Paragraph 166
  245. 167Paragraph 167
  247. 168Paragraph 168
  248. Part XXII. ISSUE OF AWARDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
  249. 169Paragraph 169
  250. 170Paragraph 170
  251. Part XXIII. CORRECTION OF AWARDS
  253. 171Paragraph 171
  255. 172Paragraph 172
  256. 173Paragraph 173
  257. 174Paragraph 174
  258. 175Paragraph 175
  259. 176Paragraph 176
  260. 178SParagraph 178S
  261. 179Paragraph 179
  262. Part XXIV. EFFECT OF AWARDS, ENFORCEMENT AND INTEREST
  264. 180Paragraph 180
  265. 182SParagraph 182S
  267. 184SParagraph 184S
  268. 185Paragraph 185
  270. 186Paragraph 186
  271. Part XXV. CHALLENGING THE AWARD
  273. 188SParagraph 188S
  274. 189SParagraph 189S
  275. 190SParagraph 190S
  276. 191SParagraph 191S
  277. 192SParagraph 192S
  278. 193SParagraph 193S
  280. 195SParagraph 195S
  281. 196SParagraph 196S
  282. 197SParagraph 197S
  283. 198SParagraph 198S
  284. 199SParagraph 199S
  286. 201SParagraph 201S
  287. 202SParagraph 202S
  288. 203SParagraph 203S
  289. 204SParagraph 204S
  291. 206SParagraph 206S
  292. 207SParagraph 207S
  293. 208SParagraph 208S
  295. 210SParagraph 210S
  297. 211SParagraph 211S
  299. 213SParagraph 213S
  300. Part XXVI. LOSS OF RIGHT TO OBJECT
  301. 214Paragraph 214
  302. Part XXVII. IMMUNITY
  303. 215Paragraph 215
  304. 216Paragraph 216
  305. Part XXVIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  307. 218Paragraph 218
  308. 219Paragraph 219
  310. 220Paragraph 220
  311. 221Paragraph 221
  312. 222Paragraph 222
  314. 225SParagraph 225S
  315. Part XXIX. GOVERNING LAW
  316. 227SParagraph 227S
  317. BWaiver of Rights
  318. Explanatory note