The Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Conciliation [F1: relevant proceedings etc.] N.I.

20.—(1) [F2In this Article and Articles 20A to 20C “relevant proceedings” means industrial tribunal proceedings— ]

(a)under—

(i)section 2(1) of the [1970 c. 32 (N.I.).] Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970,

(ii)Article 63 of the [1976 NI 15.] Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, or

(iii)[F3section 17A or 25(8)] of the [1995 c. 50.] Disability Discrimination Act 1995;F4. . .

[F5(iv)][F5Article 52 of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;]F6. . .

[F4(v)regulation 34 of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.]

[F7or

(vi)regulation 41 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.]

(b)arising out of a contravention, or alleged contravention, of Article 31, 35[F8, 38 [F9, 44B] or 60] of the [1995 NI 12.] Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 [F10or paragraph 156 of Schedule 1A to that Order] ;

(c)[F11under, or] arising out of a contravention, or alleged contravention, of any of the following provisions of the Employment Rights Order—

(i)Article 26 or 27 (access to employment);

(ii)Article 40 (itemised pay statement);

(iii)Article 45,47,50(1) or 53(1) (protection of wages);

(iv)Article 60 (guarantee payments);

(v)Part VI (protection from detriment, etc. in employment);

(vi)Part VII (time off work);

(vii)Part VIII (suspension from work);

[F11(viia)Article 112G(1) or 112H(1)(b) (flexible working);]

[F12(viiaa)Article 112(1) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;]

(viii)Article 124 (written statement of reasons for dismissal);

(ix)Part XI (unfair dismissal);

[F8(ixa)Article 170 (redundancy payment);]

(x)Article 216 or 218 (handling of redundancies and protective awards);

F13...

[F14(cc)][F14under or by virtue of section 11, F15... [F1619D(1)(b)] or 24 of the National Minumum Wage Act 1998;]

(d)which are proceedings in respect of which an industrial tribunal has jurisdiction by virtue of Article 5,F17. . .

F18(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F19(ea)under regulation 11 of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979;

(eb)under Article 6 of the Industrial Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order (Northern Ireland) 1994;

(ec)under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;]

[F17(f) under regulation 30 of the Working Time Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1998 F20 . . . ]

[F21(g) under regulation 27 or 32 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 F22 . . . ]

[F20(h)arising out of a contravention, or alleged contravention,[F23 of paragraph (1) of regulation 5 or paragraph (2) of regulation 7] of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000.[F22 or]]

[F22(i)arising out of a contravention, or alleged contravention, of regulation 3 or 6(2) of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002; or

(j)under regulation 9 of those Regulations.]

[F24(k)under regulation 18 of the Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003]

[F25(ka)under regulation 15 of the Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;]

[F26(l) under regulation 19 of the Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004. F27 . . . ]

F18(m). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F27(n)under regulation 29 or 33 of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.]

[F28 ,F29 . . .

[F30(o)]under regulation 30 or 34 of the European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006;

(oa)under paragraph 4 or 8 of the Schedule to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;]

[F31(p)under regulation 45 or 51 of the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007][F32, or

(q)under regulation 17 of the Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008]

[F33(r) under section 56 of the Pensions ( No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. ] [F34 , F35 . . .

(s)under regulation 28 or 32 of the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (S.I.2009/2402).][F36, F37...

(t)arising out of a contravention, or alleged contravention of regulation 5 [F38, 10] , 12, 13 or 17(2) of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011][F39, F40...]

[F41(ta)under regulation 5 of the Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016;]

[F42(u)under regulation 26 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018.]

[F43(v)under regulation 5, 6 or 9 of the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.]

[F44(1A) Articles 20A and 20B apply in the case of matters which could be the subject of relevant proceedings, and Article 20C applies in the case of relevant proceedings themselves.]

F45(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2A) F46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F45(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F45(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F45(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) In proceeding under [F47any of Articles 20A to 20C] the Agency shall, where appropriate, have regard to the desirability of encouraging the use of other procedures available for the settlement of grievances.

(7) Anything communicated to the Agency in connection with the performance of its functions under [F48any of Articles 20A to 20C ] shall not be admissible in evidence in any proceedings before an industrial tribunal, except with the consent of the person who communicated it to the Agency.

(8) The Department may by order [F49amend the definition of “relevant proceedings” in paragraph (1) by adding to or removing from the list in that paragraph particular types of industrial tribunal proceedings.]

[F50(8A) An order under paragraph (8) that adds industrial tribunal proceedings to the list in paragraph (1) may amend any statutory provision so as to extend the time limit for instituting those proceedings in such a way as appears necessary or expedient in order to facilitate the conciliation process provided for by Article 20A.

(8B) An order under paragraph (8) that removes industrial tribunal proceedings from the list in paragraph (1) may—

(a)repeal or revoke any statutory provision that, for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (8A), extends the time limit for instituting those proceedings;

(b)make further amendments which are consequential on that repeal or revocation.]

(9) This Article does not apply in respect of any period during which, by virtue of Article 11(5), an industrial tribunal may not proceed under the Employment Rights Order.

F3SR 2004/55

F4SR 2003/497

F6Word in art. 20(1)(a)(iv) repealed (1.10.2006) by S.R. 2006/261, reg. 53, Sch. 7 para. 4(a), Sch. 8(1) (with reg. 50)

F7Art. 20(1)(a)(vi) and preceding word inserted (1.10.2006) by S.R. 2006/261, reg. 53(1), Sch. 7 para. 4(b) (with reg. 50)

F17SR 1998/386

F20SR 2000/219

F21SI 1999/3323

F22SR 2002/298

F23SR 2001/319

F24SI 2003/3049

F26SI 2004/1713

F27SR 2005/47

F28Art. 20(1)(o) and preceding word inserted (6.4.2006) by S.R. 2006/48, reg. 17, Sch. para. 9(b)

F32Art. 20(1)(q) and preceding words inserted (1.10.2008) by Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/315), reg. 19, Sch. 3 para. 1(b)

F33Art. 20(1)(r) and word added (30.6.2012) by Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13), ss. 56(6), 118(1) (with s. 73); S.R. 2012/266, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2; The "or" immediately preceding art. 20(1)(r) was omitted (1.10.2009) by S.I. 2009/2402, reg. 33 (with reg. 39) before it came into operation

F34Art. 20(1)(s) and preceding word inserted (1.10.2009) by virtue of European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2402), reg. 33 (with reg. 39)

F49Words in art. 20(8) substituted for art. 20(8)(a)(b) (27.1.2020) by Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 15), ss. 3(2), 29(2); S.R. 2020/1, art. 2(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Art. 20 applied (6.4.2006 with application as mentioned in reg. 21(1) of the affecting Regulations) by S.I. 2006/246, regs. 12(7), 16(1), Sch. 1 para. 10(3)(4)

Art. 20 applied (6.4.2006 with application as mentioned in reg. 21(1)(2) of the affecting Regulations) by S.R. 2006/177, regs. 12(7), 16(1)