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Employment Tribunals Act 1996
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21 Jurisdiction of Appeal Tribunal.E+W+S
(1)An appeal lies to the Appeal Tribunal on any question of law arising from any decision of, or arising in any proceedings before, an [F1employment tribunal] under or by virtue of—
(a)M1 the Equal Pay Act 1970,
(b)M2 the Sex Discrimination Act 1975,
(c)M3 the Race Relations Act 1976,
(d)M4 the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,
(e)M5 the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, F2. . .
(f)M6 the Employment Rights Act 1996 [F3F4. . .
[F5(ff)the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, F6. . .]
[(fg)F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
(g)this Act]
[F8(h)the Working Time Regulations 1998, F9. . .
(i)the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999.]
(j)the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000.]
(k)
the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002.][F14F15. . .
(m)
the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003]
(n)
[F18the Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003.]
(o)
[F19the Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004.]
(2)No appeal shall lie except to the Appeal Tribunal from any decision of an [F1employment tribunal] under or by virtue of the Acts listed [F20or the Regulations referred to] in subsection (1).
(3)Subsection (1) does not affect any provision contained in, or made under, any Act which provides for an appeal to lie to the Appeal Tribunal (whether from an [F1employment tribunal], the Certification Officer or any other person or body) otherwise than on a question to which that subsection applies.
[F21(4)The Appeal Tribunal also has any jurisdiction in respect of matters other than appeals which is conferred on it by or under—
(a)the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,
(b)this Act, or
(c)any other Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 21 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F2Word in s. 21(1)(e) repealed (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 15, Sch. 2; S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F3S. 21(1)(g) and word “or" immediately preceding inserted (retrospectively) by 1998 c. 8, ss. 15, 17(3), Sch. 1 para. 17(1)(2)
F4Word at the end of s. 21(1)(f) repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, s. 53, Sch. 3 (with s. 36); S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F5S. 21(1)(ff) inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, s. 29 (with s. 36); S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F6Word in s. 21(1)(ff) omitted (5.10.1999) by virtue of 1999 c. 10, ss. 7, 19(4), 20(2), Sch. 3 para. 5, Sch. 6 and expressed to be omitted (15.1.2000) by virtue of S.I. 1999/3323, reg. 35(3)(a)
F7S. 21(1)(fg) inserted (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 7, 19(4), 20(2), Sch. 3 para. 5, Sch. 6 and repealed (6.4.2003) by 2002 c. 21, ss. 60, 61, Sch. 6; S.I. 2003/962, art. 2(3)(e), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3, 4)
F8S. 21(1)(h)(i) substituted (15.1.2000) for words at the end of subsection (1) by S.I. 1999/3323, reg. 35(3)
F9Word at the end of s. 21(1)(h) omitted (1.7.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/1551, reg. 10, Sch. para. 1(b)(i)
F10S. 21(1)(j) and word “or" immediately preceding it inserted (1.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/1551, reg. 10, Sch. para. 1(b)(ii)
F11Word at the end of s. 21(1)(i) omitted (1.10.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2002/2034, reg. 11 Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(i)
F12S. 21(1)(k) inserted (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2034, reg. 11 Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(ii)
F13Word at the end of s. 21(1)(j) omitted (1.12.2003) by virtue of The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 39, Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(i)
F14S. 21(1)(l) and preceding word inserted (1.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 39, Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(ii)
F15Word at the end of s. 21(1)(k) omitted (2.12.2003) by virtue of The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 39(2), Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(i)
F16S. 21(1)(m) and preceding word inserted (2.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 39(2), Sch. 5 para. 1(b)(ii)
F17Word at the end of s. 21(1)(l) omitted (24.12.2003) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3049), reg. 20, Sch. 2 para. 2(3)
F18S. 21(1)(n) inserted (24.12.2003) by The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3049), reg. 20, Sch. 2 para. 2(3)
F19S. 21(1)(o) inserted (16.8.2004) by The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1713), reg. 22, Sch. 2 para.1(3)
F20Words in s. 21(2) inserted (1.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/1833, reg. 34(b)
F21S. 21(4) inserted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 15, Sch. 1 para. 17(3); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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