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Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment tribunals

Hearings

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2021-08-03

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 7

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 34(2)

s. 36

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(a)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 30

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 34(3)

s. 36

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 37QA and cross-heading

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 34(4)

s. 36

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(a)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 7A(2F)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 4

para. 1(2)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 29A(11)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 4

para. 1(3)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

Sch. A1

para. 21A

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 4

para. 1(4)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

Sch. A1

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 1

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(i)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 7B(A1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 4(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 7B(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 4(3)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 7B(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 4(4)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 7B(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 4(4)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9 heading

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(3)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(4)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(4)(b)(i)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(4)(b)(ii)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(4)(b)(iii)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(4)(b)(iv)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2ZA)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(5)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(2A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(6)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(3)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(7)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(3)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(7)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(4)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(8)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 9(5)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 5(9)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 6(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(5)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 6(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(6)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 6(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(6)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 6(3)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(7)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 6(3)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(10)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 6(4)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10A

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 7

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 11(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 8(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 11(6)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 8(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 12(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 9(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 12(7)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 9(b)(i)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 12(7)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 9(b)(ii)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 12A(9)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 10

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(1A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(3)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(1A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(3)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(1B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(4)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(1C)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(5)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(6)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(3)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(7)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(3)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(7)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13(4)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 11(8)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(3)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(3)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(2A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(4)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(2A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(4)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(2B)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(5)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(3)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(6)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(3)(b)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(6)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(4)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(7)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 13A(4)(b)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 12(7)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(ii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 14(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 13

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 14(3)(f)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 13

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 15(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 14(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 15(3)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 14(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 15(3)(b)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 14(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18A(10)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 15(2)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18A(11)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 15(3)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18A(12)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 15(4)(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18A(12)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 15(4)(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 19(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 16

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 19A(9)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 17

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iii)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 30A

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 19

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 31(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 20(a)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 31(7)(a)(i)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 20(b)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 32(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 21(a)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 32(7)(b)(i)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 21(b)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 32(8)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 21(c)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 34(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 22(2)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 34(2)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 22(3)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 34(3)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 22(4)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 34(4)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 22(5)

s. 51(4)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

Pt. 3 heading

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 23

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(iv)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 37QB

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 24

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(v)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 42(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 26(a)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(vi)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 42(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 26(b)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(vi)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 42(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 26(c)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(vi)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 42(1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 5

para. 26(d)

s. 51(4)

reg. 2(b)(vi)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18(1)(b)

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

Sch. 1

para. 5(4)(a)

s. 103(3)

art. 3(f)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18(1)(b)

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

Sch. 1

para. 5(4)(b)

s. 103(3)

art. 3(f)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18(1)(dd)

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

Sch. 1

para. 5(5)

s. 103(3)

art. 3(f)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18(1)(f)

(n)

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

Sch. 1

para. 5(6)

s. 103(3)

art. 3(f)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 4(1)(b) and words

Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998

s. 4

s. 17(1)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 10(1)(a)

The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010

reg. 17(2)(a)

art. 1(b)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 16(3)(a)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 7

Pt. 1

s. 61(3)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 16(3)(b)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 7

Pt. 1

s. 61(3)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 16(3)(c)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 7

Pt. 1

s. 61(3)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 16(5)(e)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 7

Pt. 1

s. 61(3)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 17(1)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 7

Pt. 1

s. 61(3)

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

s. 18(1)(b)

Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023

Sch.

para. 2

s. 4(2)

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

PART IIndustrial Tribunals

Introductory

1Industrial tribunals

Jurisdiction

2Enactments conferring jurisdiction on industrial tribunals

3Power to confer further jurisdiction on industrial tribunals

Membership etc.

4Composition of a tribunal

5Remuneration, fees and allowances

Procedure

6Conduct of hearings

7Industrial tribunal procedure regulations

8Procedure in contract cases

9Pre-hearing reviews and preliminary matters

10National security etc

11Restriction of publicity in cases involving sexual misconduct

12Restriction of publicity in disability cases

13Costs and expenses

14Interest

15Enforcement

Recoupment of social security benefits

16Power to provide for recoupment of benefits

17Recoupment: further provisions

Conciliation

18Conciliation

19Conciliation procedure

Part IIThe Employment Appeal Tribunal

Introductory

20The Appeal Tribunal

Jurisdiction

21Jurisdiction of Appeal Tribunal

Membership etc.

22Membership of Appeal Tribunal

23Temporary membership

24Temporary additional judicial membership

25Tenure of appointed members

26Staff

27Remuneration, pensions and allowances

28Composition of Appeal Tribunal

Procedure

29Conduct of hearings

30Appeal Tribunal procedure rules

31Restriction of publicity in cases involving sexual misconduct

32Restriction of publicity in disability cases

33Restriction of vexatious proceedings

34Costs and expenses

Decisions and further appeals

35Powers of Appeal Tribunal

36Enforcement of decisions etc

37Appeals from Appeal Tribunal

Part IIISupplementary

Crown employment and Parliamentary staff

38Crown employment

39Parliamentary staff

General

40Power to amend Act

41Orders, regulations and rules

42Interpretation

Final provisions

43Consequential amendments

44Transitionals, savings and transitory provisions

45Repeals and revocations

SCHEDULE 1Consequential amendments

The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)

1Section 135(4)(b) of the Transport Act 1968 shall continue to...

The Transport Holding Company Act 1972 (c. 14)

2Section 2 of the Transport Holding Company Act 1972 shall...

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)

3In section 75(5)(c) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, for...

The Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

4(1) The Race Relations Act 1976 is amended as follows....

The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 (c. 3)

5In the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977—

The Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)

6In section 12(1) of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981, for...

The Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)

7In section 58(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992,...

The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)

8In section 288 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations...

The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)

9(1) The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 is amended as...

The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)

10(1) The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 is amended...

The Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)

11In section 181(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, in...

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)

12(1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is amended as follows....

SCHEDULE 2Transitional provisions, savings and transitory provisions

Part ITransitional provisions and savings

1The substitution of this Act for the provisions repealed or...

2Anything done, or having effect as done, (including the making...

3Any reference (express or implied) in this Act or any...

4(1) Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, or...

5Paragraphs 1 to 4 have effect in place of section...

6The repeal by this Act of section 130 of, and...

Part IITransitory provisions

Disability discrimination

7(1) If section 62 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995...

Jobseeker’s allowance

8(1) If paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers...

Armed forces

9(1) If section 31 of the Trade Union Reform and...

10(1) If Part XI of the Reserve Forces Act 1996...

SCHEDULE 3Repeals and revocations

2The following abbreviations are used in the Table— EP(C)A Employment...

Industrial Tribunals Act 1996

1996 Chapter 17

An Act to consolidate enactments relating to industrial tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

[22nd May 1996]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—