Paragraph 11 Evidence, witnesses and attendanceF1

(1)

Procedure Rules may make provision about evidence (including evidence on oath and administration of oaths).

(2)

Procedure Rules may modify any rules of evidence provided for elsewhere, so far as they would apply to proceedings before the tribunal.

(3)

Procedure Rules may make provision, where an employment tribunal has required a person—

(a)

to attend at any place for the purpose of giving evidence,

(b)

otherwise to be available to give evidence,

(c)

to swear an oath in connection with the giving of evidence,

(d)

to give evidence as a witness,

(e)

to produce a document, or

(f)

to facilitate the inspection of a document or any other thing (including any premises),

for the Appeal Tribunal to deal with non-compliance with the requirement as though the requirement had been imposed by the Appeal Tribunal.

(4)

Procedure Rules may make provision for the payment of expenses and allowances to persons giving evidence, producing documents, attending proceedings or required to attend proceedings.

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