The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

ConciliationN.I.

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3.—(1) In Article 9 of the Industrial Tribunals Order (industrial tribunal procedure regulations), in paragraph (3)(f) (power to prescribe the procedure to be followed in proceedings before an industrial tribunal), before sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted—

“(ia)for postponing fixing a time and place for a hearing, or postponing a time fixed for a hearing, for such period as may be determined in accordance with the regulations for the purpose of giving an opportunity for the proceedings to be settled by way of conciliation and withdrawn, and” .

(2) F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In Article 21 of that Order (conciliation procedure), paragraph (c) (which requires industrial tribunal procedure regulations, in relation to conciliation cases, to include provision postponing the hearing to give an opportunity for conciliation) shall cease to have effect.

(4) F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .