Article 15A Payments in respect of preparation timeF1

Industrial tribunal procedure regulations may include provision for authorising an industrial tribunal to order a party to proceedings before it to make a payment to any other party in respect of time spent in preparing that other party's case.

Regulations under paragraph (1) may include provision authorising an industrial tribunal to have regard to a person's ability to pay when considering the making of an order against him under such regulations.

If industrial tribunal procedure regulations include—

they shall also include provision to prevent an industrial tribunal exercising its powers under both kinds of provision in favour of the same person in the same proceedings.