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Paragraph 1 F1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The Tribunal Procedure Committee must exercise its power to make Procedure Rules with a view to securing—

(a)

that justice is done in proceedings before the tribunal,

(b)

that the tribunal system is accessible and fair,

(c)

that proceedings are handled quickly and efficiently,

(d)

that Procedure Rules are both simple and simply expressed, and

(e)

that Procedure Rules, where appropriate, confer responsibility on members of the tribunal for ensuring that proceedings before the tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b), “the tribunal system” means the system for deciding matters within the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. A1 inserted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 1; S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(i)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

The Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 may be cited as the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (1.8.1998) by virtue of 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F2

Words in long title substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(b) (with s. 16(2); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1