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The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/988 · Made 30 March 2012

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Employment Tribunals

Made 30th March 2012

Coming into force 6th April 2012

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 41(2) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996f1 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 4(4)f2 of that Act, make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1996 c.17.

f2

Section 4(4) was amended by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15), section 48(1), and Schedule 8, paragraphs 35 and 38.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Employment Tribunals Act 1996
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 6th April 2012.

2Amendment to the Employment Tribunals Act 1996

In section 4(3)(c)f1 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, after “34” insert “, 111”.

Signature

David Willetts

Minister of State for Universities and Science

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

30th March 2012

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Nick Herbert

Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice

Ministry of Justice

30th March 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This 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.

A 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.