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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-tribunals-constitution-and-rules-of-procedure-regulations-2001/schedule-4/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1171",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2001",
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  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Procedure at hearing",
  "text": "(1) At the hearing of an appeal the appellant and the Board shall be entitled to make opening statements, to call witnesses, to cross-examine any witnesses called by the other party and address the tribunal.\n(2) The appellant may if he so desires give evidence on his own behalf.\n(3) If the appellant or the Board or both of them shall fail to appear or to be represented at the time and place fixed for a hearing the tribunal may dispose of the appeal or application in the absence of such party or parties or may adjourn the hearing to a later date; provided that before disposing of an appeal in the absence of either or both parties the tribunal shall consider any representations submitted by such party or parties under these rules.\n(4) The tribunal may require any witnesses to give evidence on oath or affirmation in due form.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1171/schedule/4/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:53:22.464832+00:00"
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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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