Part II The Employment Appeal Tribunal

Procedure

34 Costs and expenses.

1

Appeal Tribunal procedure rules may include provision empowering the Appeal Tribunal to order a party to any proceedings before the Appeal Tribunal to pay to any other party to the proceedings the whole or part of the costs or expenses incurred by the other party in connection with the proceedings where in the opinion of the Appeal Tribunal—

a

the proceedings were unnecessary, improper or vexatious, or

b

there has been unreasonable delay or other unreasonable conduct in bringing or conducting the proceedings.

2

Except as provided by subsection (1), Appeal Tribunal procedure rules shall not enable the Appeal Tribunal to order the payment of costs or expenses by any party to proceedings before the Appeal Tribunal.