Section 15 Enforcement.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Any sum payable in pursuance of a decision of an F1employment tribunal in England and Wales which has been registered in accordance with F2Procedure Rules F3shall be recoverable F4under section 85 of the County Courts Act 1984 or otherwise as if it were payable under an order of F5the county court.

(2)

Any order for the payment of any sum made by an employment tribunal in Scotland (or any copy of such an order certified by the Secretary of the Tribunals) may be enforced as if it were an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland.

(3)

In this section a reference to a decision or order of an employment tribunal—

(a)

does not include a decision or order which, on being F6reconsidered or reviewed, has been revoked by the tribunal, and

(b)

in relation to a decision or order which on being F7reconsidered or reviewed, has been varied by the tribunal, shall be construed as a reference to the decision or order as so varied.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 15 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F2: Words in s. 15(1) substituted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 14(a); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(iii)
F3: Words in s. 15(1) substituted (1.4.2009) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 8 para. 43; S.I. 2008/2696, art. 6(b)(ii)
F4: Words in s. 15(1) substituted (6.4.2014) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 13 para. 125 (with s. 89); S.I. 2014/768, art. 2(1)(b)
F5: Words in s. 15(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F6: Words in s. 15(3)(a) inserted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 14(b); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(iii)
F7: Words in s. 15(3)(b) inserted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 14(b); S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(iii)

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

Notes on Part I

Textual amendments

F1: S. 12A applied (with modifications) by 1992 c. 52, s. 138(2A) as inserted (6.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with s. 24(5)); S.I. 2014/253, art. 3(h)
F2: Words in part heading 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

Notes on Costs etc, interest and enforcement

Textual amendments

F1: S. 13 cross-heading inserted (6.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 3 para. 3 (with s. 24(5)); S.I. 2014/253, art. 3(h)