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(1)Subsections (3) to (6) apply if—
(a)a conciliation officer—
(i)has taken action under [F3any of sections 18A to 18C] in a case, and
(ii)issues a certificate in writing stating that a [F4settlement] has been reached in the case, and
(b)all of the terms of the [F4settlement] are set out—
(i)in a single relevant document, or
(ii)in a combination of two or more relevant documents.
(2)A document is a “relevant document” for the purposes of subsection (1) if—
(a)it is the certificate, or
(b)it is a document that is referred to in the certificate or that is referred to in a document that is within this paragraph.
(3)Any sum payable by a person under the terms of the [F5settlement] (a “ [F5settlement] sum”) shall, subject to subsections (4) to (7), be recoverable—
(a)in England and Wales, by execution issued from [F6the county court] or otherwise as if the sum were payable under an order of that court;
(b)in Scotland, by diligence as if the certificate were an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland.
(4)A [F7settlement] sum is not recoverable under subsection (3) if—
(a)the person by whom it is payable applies for a declaration that the sum would not be recoverable from him under the general law of contract, and
(b)that declaration is made.
(5)If rules of court so provide, a [F8settlement] sum is not recoverable under subsection (3) during the period—
(a)beginning with the issue of the certificate, and
(b)ending at such time as may be specified in, or determined under, rules of court.
(6)If the terms of the [F9settlement] provide for the person to whom a [F9settlement] sum is payable to do anything in addition to discontinuing or not starting proceedings, that sum is recoverable by him under subsection (3)—
(a)in England and Wales, only if [F6the county court] so orders;
(b)in Scotland, only if the sheriff so orders.
(7)Once an application has been made for a declaration under subsection (4) in relation to a sum, no further reliance may be placed on subsection (3) for the recovery of the sum while the application is pending.
(8)An application for a declaration under subsection (4) may be made to an employment tribunal, [F6the county court] or the sheriff.
(9)[F10Procedure Rules] may (in particular) make provision as to the time within which an application to an employment tribunal for a declaration under subsection (4) is to be made.
(10)Rules of court may make provision as to—
(a)the time within which an application to [F6the county court] for a declaration under subsection (4) is to be made;
(b)the time within which an application to the sheriff for a declaration under subsection (4) is to be made;
(c)when an application (whether made to [F6the county court], the sheriff or an employment tribunal) for a declaration under subsection (4) is pending for the purposes of subsection (7).
[F11(10A)A term of any document which is a relevant document for the purposes of subsection (1) is void to the extent that it purports to prevent the disclosure of any provision of any such document to a person appointed or authorised to act under section 37M.]
(11)Nothing in this section shall be taken to prejudice any rights or remedies that a person has apart from this section.
(12)In this section “ [F12settlement] ” (except in the phrase “ [F12settlement] sum”) means a settlement F13... to avoid proceedings or bring proceedings to an end.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 19A inserted (1.4.2009) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 142, 148; S.I. 2008/2696, art. 6(a)
F2Word in s. 19A heading substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(c), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F3Words in s. 19A(1)(a)(i) substituted (6.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 1 para. 7; S.I. 2014/253, art. 3(f) (with art. 5(1))
F4Word in s. 19A(1) substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(a), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F5Word in s. 19A(3) substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(a), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F6Words in s. 19A substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F7Word in s. 19A(4) substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(a), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F8Word in s. 19A(5) substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(a), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F9Word in s. 19A(6) substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(a), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F10Words in s. 19A(9) substituted (25.4.2024) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 5 para. 17; S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(iii)
F11S. 19A(10A) inserted (6.4.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 150(4), 164(1) (with s. 150(8)); S.I. 2016/321, reg. 3(d)
F12Word in s. 19A(12) substituted (29.7.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(b)(i), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
F13Words in s. 19A(12) omitted (29.7.2013) by virtue of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 23(2)(b)(ii), 103(3); S.I. 2013/1648, art. 2(c)
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