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The Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases)(Amendment) Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/1669 · Made 4 July 2013

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Employment Tribunals

Made 4th July 2013

Laid before Parliament 8th July 2013

Coming into force 29th July 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 139(1)(b) and 207 of the Equality Act 2010f1, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2010 c. 15.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996
  3. 3Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996
  4. 4Transitional provisions
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 29th July 2013.

2Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996

In regulation 3 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996f1 omit paragraph (2) and insert—

“(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), the rate of interest to be applied shall be, in England and Wales, the rate fixed, for the time being, by section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838f2 and, in Scotland, the rate fixed, for the time being, by section 9 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Extracts Act 1892f3.”.

3Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996

Regulation 8 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996 is deleted.

4Transitional provisions

Articles 2 and 3 do not have effect in relation to a claim which is presented to an Employment Tribunal Office on or before 28th July 2013.

Signature

Jo Swinson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

4th July 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996.

These regulations amend the legislative reference on interest in England and Wales, so that the rate is the same as that in Scotland (currently 8%), and also correct the reference to Scottish legislation on interest. These regulations also make a consequential repeal of regulation 8 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 following its amendment by the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order (Amendment) Order 2013.