Equality Act 2010

Procedure etc. E+W+S

10 (1) The Scottish Ministers may make rules as to— E+W+S

(a) the proceedings on a claim under paragraph 8;

(b) the making of a claim.

(2) The rules may, in particular, include provision for or in connection with—

(a) the form and manner in which a claim must be made;

(b) the time within which a claim is to be made;

(c) the withdrawal of claims;

(d) the recovery and inspection of documents;

(e) the persons who may appear on behalf of the parties;

(f) the persons who may be present at proceedings alongside any party or witness to support the party or witness;

(g) enabling specified persons other than the parties to appear or be represented in specified circumstances;

(h) requiring specified persons to give notice to other specified persons of specified matters;

(i) the time within which any such notice must be given;

(j) enabling Tribunal proceedings to be conducted in the absence of any member of a Tribunal other than the convener;

(k) enabling any matters that are preliminary or incidental to the determination of proceedings to be determined by the convenor of a Tribunal alone or with such other members of the Tribunal as may be specified;

(l) enabling Tribunals to be held in private;

(m) enabling a Tribunal to exclude any person from attending all or part of Tribunal proceedings;

(n) enabling a Tribunal to impose reporting restrictions in relation to all or part of Tribunal proceedings;

(o) enabling a Tribunal to determine specified matters without holding a hearing;

(p) the recording and publication of decisions and orders of a Tribunal;

(q) enabling a Tribunal to commission medical and other reports in specified circumstances;

(r) requiring a Tribunal to take specified actions, or to determine specified proceedings, within specified periods;

(s) enabling a Tribunal to make an award of expenses;

(t) the taxation or assessment of such expenses;

(u) enabling a Tribunal, in specified circumstances, to review, or to vary or revoke, any of its decisions, orders or awards;

(v) enabling a Tribunal, in specified circumstances, to review the decisions, orders or awards of another Tribunal and take such action (including variation and revocation) in respect of those decisions, orders or awards as it thinks fit.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 17 para. 10 wholly in force; Sch. 17 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 216; Sch. 17 Pt. 3 in force for certain purposes at 1.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(1)(9)(k)(ii) (with art. 15, and subject to transitional provision in art. 7); Sch. 17 Pt. 3 in force in so far as not already in force at 18.3.2011 by S.I. 2010/2317, art. 3(d) (with art. 15, and subject to transitional provision in art. 7)