Industrial Tribunals (Labour Relations) (Amendment) Regulations 1978
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1978/991 |
| Year | 1978 |
1978 No. 991
INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS
The Industrial Tribunals (Labour Relations) (Amendment) Regulations 197815thJuly 1978
26thJuly 1978
21stAugust 1978
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 21 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974(a), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals hereby makes the following Regulations amending the Industrial Tribunals (Labour Relations) Regulations 1974(b), as amended (c) (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Regulations"):—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial Tribunals (Labour Relations) (Amendment) Regulations 1978 and shall come into operation on 21st August 1978.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(d) shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Amendment of principal Regulations
2. In Regulation 2(2) of the principal Regulations:—
(a) the definition of "nominated chairman" shall be deleted;
(b) there shall be inserted immediately after the definition of "the President" the following definition:—
" 'Regional Chairman' means the chairman appointed by the President to take charge of the due administration of justice by tribunals in an area specified by the President or a person nominated by the President or by the Regional Chairman to discharge for the time being the functions of the Regional Chairman."
(c) in the definition of "tribunal" for the reference to a "nominated chairman" there shall be substituted a reference to a "Regional Chairman".
(a) 1974 c. 52.
(b) S.I. 1974/1386.
(c) The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1976/661 and S.I. 1977/911.
(d) 1889 c. 63.
3. In Rule 1(1)(c) of the Schedule to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted after the words "grounds" the words ", with particulars thereof,".
4. In Rule 3(1) of the Schedule to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted after the words "if so," the phrase "setting out sufficient particulars to show".
5. In Rule 4(1) of the Schedule to the principal Regulations:—
(a) there shall be inserted immediately after "a tribunal may" the words ", if it thinks fit, of its own motion (except in relation to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of this paragraph), or";
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted after the word "inspection" the words "(including...
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