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The Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/2687 · Made 17 November 1993

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INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

Made 17th November 1993

Laid before Parliament 24th November 1993

Coming into force 16th December 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 24(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1, section 128(1) and (5), section 154(3) and paragraphs 1, 1A2 and 1B of Schedule 9 to the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1974 c. 37.

f2

1978 c. 44; section 128 was amended by the Employment Act 1980 (c. 42) (the 1980 Act), Schedule 1, paragraph 16, by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), sections 37, 38 and 46 and by the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19) (the 1993 Act), section 36 and Schedule 10. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 26; by the Equal Pay (Amendment) Regulations 1983 (S.I. 1983/1794), regulation 3; by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38), Schedule 6, paragraph 26 and by the 1993 Act, section 40 and Schedule 8, paragraph 28(a). Section 1A was inserted by the Employment Act 1989, section 20 and was amended by the 1993 Act, Schedule 8, paragraph 28(b). Paragraph 1B was inserted by the 1993 Act, Schedule 8, paragraph 28(c).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and revocation
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3President of Industrial Tribunals
  4. 4Establishment of industrial tribunals
  5. 5Panels of members of tribunals
  6. 6Regional Chairmen
  7. 7Composition of tribunals
  8. 8Proceedings of tribunals
  9. 9Register
  10. 10Proof of decisions of tribunals
  11. 11Transitional provisions relating to rules of procedure
  12. 12Transitional provisions relating to composition of tribunals
  13. Signature
  14. Schedule 1: RULES OF PROCEDURE
  15. 1Originating application
  16. 2Action upon receipt of originating application
  17. 3Appearance by respondent
  18. 4Power to require further particulars and attendance of witnesses and to grant discovery
  19. 5Time and place of hearing
  20. 6Entitlement to bring or contest the proceedings
  21. 7Pre–hearing review
  22. 8The hearing
  23. 9Procedure at hearing
  24. 10Decision of tribunal
  25. 11Review of tribunal’s decision
  26. 12Costs
  27. 13Miscellaneous powers
  28. 14Restricted reporting orders
  29. 15Extension of time
  30. 16Directions
  31. 17Joinder and representative respondents
  32. 18Combined proceedings
  33. 19Transfer of proceedings
  34. 20Notices, etc.
  35. Schedule 2COMPLEMENTARY RULES OF PROCEDURE
  36. 4Power to require further particulars and attendance of witnesses and to grant discovery
  37. 8AProcedure relating to expert’s report
  38. 9Procedure at hearing
  39. 10Decision of tribunal
  40. 12Costs
  41. 13Miscellaneous powers
  42. 20Notices, etc.
  43. Schedule 3: RULES OF PROCEDURE
  44. 1Notice of appeal
  45. 2Action upon receipt of appeal
  46. 3Further particulars of appeal
  47. 4Withdrawal of appeal or assessment
  48. 5Entry of appeal
  49. 6Directions for further particulars
  50. 7Attendance of witnesses and discovery
  51. 8Time and place of hearing of appeal
  52. 9The hearing
  53. 10Procedure at hearing
  54. 11Decision of tribunal
  55. 12Costs
  56. 13Miscellaneous powers
  57. 14Applications
  58. 15Notices, etc.
  59. Appendix
  60. Schedule 4: RULES OF PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO APPEALS AGAINST IMPROVEMENT AND PROHIBITION NOTICES
  61. 1Notice of appeal
  62. 2Time limit for bringing appeal
  63. 3Action upon receipt of notice of appeal
  64. 4Application for direction suspending the operation of a prohibition notice
  65. 5Power to require attendance of witnesses and production of documents, etc.
  66. 6Time and place of hearing and appointment of assessor
  67. 7The hearing
  68. 8Written representations
  69. 9Procedure at hearing
  70. 10Decision of tribunal
  71. 11Review of tribunal’s decision
  72. 12Costs
  73. 13Miscellaneous powers
  74. 14Notices, etc.
  75. Schedule 5: RULES OF PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO APPEALS AGAINST NON–DISCRIMINATION NOTICES
  76. 1Notice of appeal
  77. 2Action upon receipt of notice of appeal
  78. 3Power to require attendance of witnesses and production of documents, etc.
  79. 4Time and place of hearing
  80. 5The hearing
  81. 6Written representations
  82. 7Procedure at hearing
  83. 8Decision of tribunal
  84. 9Review of tribunal’s decision
  85. 10Costs
  86. 11Miscellaneous powers
  87. 12Restricted reporting orders
  88. 13Notices, etc.
  89. Explanatory note