The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2001

Miscellaneous powers

14.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, a tribunal may regulate its own procedure.

(2) A tribunal may, if it thinks fit—

(a) postpone the day or time fixed for, or adjourn, any hearing;

(b) before granting an application under rule 5 or 12 require the party making the application to give notice thereof to the other party;

(c) either on the application of any person or of its own motion, direct any other person to be joined as a party to the appeal (giving such consequential directions as it considers necessary), but may do so only after having given to the person proposed to be joined a reasonable opportunity of making written or oral objection;

(d) make any necessary amendments to the description of a party in the Register and in other documents relating to the appeal;

(e) if the appellant shall at any time give notice of the abandonment of his appeal, dismiss the appeal;

(f) if the parties agree in writing upon the terms of a decision to be made by the tribunal, decide accordingly.

(3) Any act required or authorised by these rules to be done by a tribunal may be done by a chairman except—

(a) the granting of an extension of time under rule 2(2);

(b) the hearing of an appeal under rule 7;

(c) an act required or authorised to be so done by rule 9 or 11 which the rule implies is to be done by the tribunal which is hearing or heard the appeal;

(d) the hearing of an application under rule 12(1), and the variation or revocation of a decision, and ordering of a re-hearing, under rule 12(4).

(4) Any function of the Secretary may be performed by a Regional Secretary.