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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-tribunals-constitution-and-rules-of-procedure-amendment-regulations-2008-uksi-2008-2771/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2771",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-tribunals-constitution-and-rules-of-procedure-amendment-regulations-2008-uksi-2008-2771",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of these Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1861) (“the 2004 Regulations”). The 2004 Regulations in particular provide for the appointment of a President of Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and a President of Employment Tribunals in Scotland and for a panel of full and part-time chairmen of Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and in Scotland.\nThese Regulations concern eligibility to hold office as either a President of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and in Scotland or as a chairman of an Employment Tribunal in England and Wales and in Scotland and amend the 2004 Regulations by:\n(a) substituting reference to satisfying a “judicial appointment eligibility condition” in place of reference to having a qualification mentioned in section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41); and\n(b) reducing the qualifying period for eligibility for appointment from 7 to 5 years.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2771/note",
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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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