# Equality Act 2010, Section 122: References by court to tribunal, etc.


(1) If it appears to a court in which proceedings are pending that a claim or counter-claim relating to a non-discrimination rule could more conveniently be determined by an employment tribunal, the court may strike out the claim or counter-claim.
(2) If in proceedings before a court a question arises about a non-discrimination rule, the court may (whether or not on an application by a party to the proceedings)—
(a) refer the question, or direct that it be referred by a party to the proceedings, to an employment tribunal for determination, and
(b) stay or sist the proceedings in the meantime.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/122 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-122
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