The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013;the Employment Tribunals (National Security) Rules of Procedure 2013; andthe Employment Tribunals (Equal Value) Rules of Procedure 2013.(2) This regulation and regulations 3 and 11 come into force on 1st July 2013 and the remainder of these Regulations (including the Schedules) come into force on 29th July 2013.
  • Subject to the savings in regulation 15 the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004
  • Except in the Schedules which are subject to the definitions contained in the Schedules, in these Regulations—
  • There are to be tribunals known as employment tribunals.
  • (1) There shall be a President of Employment Tribunals, responsible for Tribunals in England and Wales, and a President of Employment Tribunals, responsible for Tribunals in Scotland, appointed by the appointing office holder.a person who satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition within the meaning of section 50 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 on a 5-year basis;an advocate or solicitor admitted in Scotland of at least five years standing; ora member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland of at least five years standing.(3) A President may at any time resign from office by giving the appointing officer holder notice in writing to that effect.(4) The appointing officer holder may remove a President from office on the ground of inability or misbehaviour, or if the President is F43made bankrupt or makes a composition or arrangement with his creditors.(5) Where a President is unable to carry out the functions set out in these Regulations, those functions may be discharged by a person nominated by the appointing office holder (save that any nomination in relation to England and Wales shall be made by the Lord Chief Justice following consultation with the Senior President of Tribunals, rather than by the Lord Chancellor) .(6) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint Regional Employment Judges.(2) The President (England

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