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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-tribunals-act-1996-tribunal-composition-order-2012/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111519967",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-tribunals-act-1996-tribunal-composition-order-2012",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends section 4(3) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 which details the proceedings which may be heard by an Employment Judge sitting alone. The amendment contained in this Order enables proceedings in respect of unfair dismissal to be heard by an Employment Judge alone.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and is available from Rowena Robson, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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