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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/industrial-tribunals-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-8",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1996/1921",
  "legislation_title": "The Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/industrial-tribunals-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Conduct of hearings",
  "text": "(1) A person Procedure may appear before an industrial tribunal in person or be represented by—\n(a) counsel or a solicitor,\n(b) a representative of a trade union or an employers' association, or\n(c) any other person whom he desires to represent him.\n(2) Part I of the 1996 c. 23. Arbitration Act 1996 does not apply to any proceedings before an industrial tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1921/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:41:38.076010+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}