8. Where there is a dispute to which paragraph (2) of regulation 27 applies, that regulation shall apply in relation to—
(a)any application made by an SCE registered in Northern Ireland, participating individual resident in Northern Ireland or participating legal entity with its registered office (or principal place of business if not a body corporate) in Northern Ireland; or
(b)a Northern Ireland employee, a member of a representative body elected or appointed to act in Northern Ireland or an information and consultation representative elected or appointed to act in Northern Ireland,
as if the reference to the CAC were a reference to the Industrial Court.