Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

Organisation and sittings of Appeal Tribunal E+W+S

12 The Appeal Tribunal shall be a superior court of record and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.

13 The Appeal Tribunal shall have a central office in London.

14 The Appeal Tribunal may sit at any time and in any place in Great Britain.

15 The Appeal Tribunal may sit, in accordance with directions given by the President of the Tribunal, either as a single tribunal or in two or more divisions concurrently.

[F1 16 (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), proceedings before the Appeal Tribunal shall be heard by a judge and either two or four appointed members, so that in either case there is an equal number of persons whose knowledge or experience of industrial relations is as representatives of employers and whose knowledge or experience of industrial relations is as representatives of workers.

(2) With the consent of the parties proceedings before the Appeal Tribunal may be heard by a judge and one appointed member or by a judge and three appointed members.

(3) Proceedings on an appeal on a question arising from any decision of, or arising in any proceedings before, an industrial tribunal consisting of the person specified in section 128(2A)(a) alone shall be heard by a judge alone unless a judge directs that the proceedings shall be heard in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1) and (2).

(4) Where a Minister of the Crown so directs in relation to any proceedings on grounds of national security, the proceedings shall be heard by the President of the Appeal Tribunal alone.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11 para. 16 substituted (30.11.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s.37; S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2(2), Sch. 2