Employment Tribunals Act 1996

The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17), formerly called the Industrial Tribunals Act 1996, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, relating to UK labour law, that establishes the Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal, and sets their jurisdiction.

Provisions Part I concerns Employment Tribunals. Section 1 allows the Secretary of State to make provisions for Employment Tribunals. Sections 2 to 3 concern the Tribunal's jurisdiction. Sections 2 to 3 concern Membership of the tribunals, pay and training. Sections 6 to 15 elaborate on procedure through hearings, practice directions, mediation, pre-hearing reviews, confidential information, publicity and costs and enforcement. Sections 16 and 17 concern recoupment of social security benefits. Sections 18 to 19A deal with conciliation procedures.

Part II concerns the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Sections 20 to 37 concern the EAT's jurisdiction, membership, procedure, decisions and further appeals.

Part III contains supplementary provisions, in sections 38 to 42, while final provisions are in sections 43 to 48.

Repealed enactments Section 242 of the act repealed 60 enactments and revoked 7 instruments, listed in parts I and II of schedule 3 to the act, respectively. +Part ICitationShort titleExtent of repeal1963 c. 2Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963Section 31A. In Schedule 5A, paragraphs 1 to 20 and 22.1969 c. 48Post Office Act 1969In Schedule 9, paragraph 33.1971 c. 11Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971Section 10(1).1976 c. 74Race Relations Act 1976In Schedule 2, in paragraph 11, in sub-paragraph (1), the words "and the following" and sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) and paragraphs 12 and 13.1978 c. 44Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978Sections 1 to 6. Sections 8 to 22C. Sections 29 to 47. Sections 49 to 57A. Sections 59 to 61. Sections 63 to 93. Section 96. Sections 98 to 102. Sections 106 to 108. Sections 110 to 112. Sections 114 to 120. Section 122. Sections 124 to 127. Section 129. Section 137. Section 138(1) to (6), (7)(a) to (d) and (f) and (8). Section 139(1)(a) to (c) and (e) and (2) to (9). Section 139A(1), (2), (3)(b) and (4) to (6). Sections 140 to 142. Section 144. Section 146. Section 146A. Sections 148 to 160. Schedules 1 to 4. Schedule 7. Schedule 8. Schedules 12 to 17.1980 c. 20Education Act 1980In Schedule 1, paragraph 30.1980 c. 42Employment Act 1980Section 6. Section 8(2). Section 9. Sections 12 to 14. Section 20. Section 21. In Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 8, 11, 13, 20, 22, 23, 25, 31 and 33. Schedule 2.1980 c. 43Magistrates' Courts Act 1980In Schedule 7, paragraph 175.1980 c. 48Finance Act 1980In Schedule 19, paragraph 5(4).1981 c. 64New Towns Act 1981Section 54(6).1982 c. 16Civil Aviation Act 1982In Schedule 3, paragraphs 6 and 8(1).1982 c. 23Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982In Schedule 3, paragraph 40.1982 c. 24Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982In Schedule 2, paragraph 13.1982 c. 46Employment Act 1982Section 20. Section 21(1) and (3). In Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 to 5, 6(2), (4) and (5), 7(1) and (2) and 9. In Schedule 3, in Part I, paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 6 and, in Part II, paragraphs 15, 21 to 23, 25, 26, 27(1) and 28 to 30. Schedule 4.1983 c. 23Water Act 1983In Schedule 2, in Part I, paragraph 8(1)(b).1983 c. 41Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983In Schedule 9, in Part I, paragraph 25.1984 c. 36Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984Section 126(2)(c).1985 c. 17Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985In Schedule 4, paragraph 6.1985 c. 51Local Government Act 1985In section 53, subsection (5) and, in subsection (6), the words "Except as provided in subsection (5) above" and "a redundancy payment under Part VI of the said Act of 1978 or to". Section 55(3) to (5). Section 59(1) to (3).1985 c. 65Insolvency Act 1985Section 218. In Schedule 8, paragraph 31(1), (2) and (5).1985 c. 66Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985In Schedule 7, in Part I, paragraph 14(1), (2) and (4).1985 c. 71Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985In Schedule 4, paragraph 7(2)(a).1986 c. 45Insolvency Act 1986In Schedule 14, the entries relating to the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.1986 c. 47Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986In Schedule 1, in paragraph 10(2)(a), the words "Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not apply to him and".1986 c. 48Wages Act 1986Sections 1 to 11. Sections 28 to 33. Schedule 1. In Schedule 4, paragraph 4. Schedule 5. In Schedule 6, paragraph 10.1986 c. 50Social Security Act 1986In Schedule 10, in Part IV, paragraphs 76 and 81.1986 c. 59Sex Discrimination Act 1986Section 3.1987 c. 26Housing (Scotland) Act 1987In Schedule 22, in Part II, paragraph 10(2)(a).1988 c. 1Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988Section 150(b). In section 579, subsection (2)(a), in subsections (2)(b) and (3)(b) and in subsection (4)(b) as it has effect otherwise than for the purposes of corporation tax, the word "net" and, in subsection (5)(b), the words ", and the full amount of the rebate". Section 580(2).1988 c. 4Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988In Schedule 6, paragraph 19.1988 c. 20Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988In Schedule 5, in Part I, paragraph 2(2).1988 c. 34Legal Aid Act 1988In Schedule 7, in paragraph 7(3), the words "Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not apply to him and".1988 c. 40Education Reform Act 1988In section 173, subsection (6) and, in subsection (7), the words "Except as provided in subsection (6) above" and "a redundancy payment under Part VI of the Act of 1978 mentioned above or to". Section 175(3) to (5). Section 178(1) and (2). In Schedule 12, in Part I, paragraph 23 and, in Part III, paragraph 80.1988 c. 43Housing (Scotland) Act 1988In Schedule 1, in paragraph 12(2), the words "Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not apply to him and".1988 c. 50Housing Act 1988In Schedule 5, in paragraph 10(2), the words "Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not apply to him and".1989 c. 13Dock Work Act 1989Section 6(2). Section 7(4). In Schedule 2, paragraphs 6 and 7.1989 c. 15Water Act 1989In section 194(7)(d), the words "and the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978". In Schedule 25, paragraph 56.1989 c. 29Electricity Act 1989Section 56(2).1989 c. 38Employment Act 1989Sections 15 to 18. Section 19(1). In section 27(1), the words "and 16 to 19". In section 29(1), the definition of "the 1978 Act". Section 30(3)(f). In Schedule 6, paragraphs 21 to 25. In Schedule 9, paragraphs 3 to 5.1989 c. 39Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989In Schedule 10, paragraph 7.1990 c. 19National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990In Schedule 9, paragraph 20.1990 c. 35Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990In Schedule 1, in paragraph 17(2), the words "Part VI of the said Act of 1978 shall not apply to him and".1990 c. 38Employment Act 1990Section 13(1), (2) and (4). Section 16. In section 17, subsection (1) and, in subsection (2), the words "Apart from this section,". In Schedule 2, paragraph 1(1) and (3) to (6). Schedule 3.1990 c. 43Environmental Protection Act 1990In Schedule 10, in paragraph 16, the words "Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not apply to him and".1991 c. 28Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991In Schedule 4, in paragraph 5, the words "Part VI of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall not apply to him and".1992 c. 6Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992In Schedule 2, paragraphs 51 and 74.1992 c. 13Further and Higher Education Act 1992In Schedule 8, in Part II, paragraph 89.1992 c. 37Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992In Schedule 9, paragraph 6.1992 c. 52Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992In Schedule 2, paragraphs 11 to 14, 16 to 18, 21 to 23, 29(2), 30, 33 and 34(1) and (2).1993 c. 19Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993Sections 23 to 26. Sections 28 to 31. In section 39, subsection (1) and, in subsection (2), the words ", the Wages Act 1986". Section 54(2)(a) to (e). Schedules 2 to 5. In Schedule 6, paragraph 3. In Schedule 7, paragraphs 2 to 5, 11, 13, 14 and 16. In Schedule 8, paragraphs 10 to 18, 21 to 27, 31, 32, 35 to 37 and 67. In Schedule 9, paragraph 3.1993 c. 48Pension Schemes Act 1993Section 164(6). In Schedule 8, paragraphs 11(1) and 45(a).1994 c. 10Race Relations (Remedies) Act 1994Section 1(2).1994 c. 18Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994In Schedule 1, in Part II, paragraph 54.1994 c. 20Sunday Trading Act 1994In Schedule 4, paragraphs 1 to 20 and 22.1994 c. 40Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994Section 20(3) and (5). Section 36(1). Schedule 8.1995 c. 17Health Authorities Act 1995In Schedule 1, paragraph 103.1995 c. 25Environment Act 1995In Schedule 7, in paragraph 11(3), the words from the beginning to "but".1995 c. 26Pensions Act 1995Sections 42 to 46. In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 7 and 10.1995 c. 50Disability Discrimination Act 1995In Schedule 6, paragraph 3.1996 c. 14Reserve Forces Act 1996In Schedule 10, paragraph 17. +Part IICitationTitleExtent of revocationSI 1983/624Insolvency of Employer (Excluded Classes) Regulations 1983The whole instrument.SI 1993/2798Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay (Remedies) Regulations 1993In the Schedule, in paragraph 1, the entry relating to the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 and paragraph 2.SI 1995/31Employment Protection (Part-time Employees) Regulations 1995The whole instrument.SI 1995/278Insolvency of Employer (Excluded Classes) Regulations 1995The whole instrument.SI 1995/2587Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 1995Regulation 12(1), (2) and (4). Regulation 13(1), (2) and (4) to (6). Regulation 14.SI 1996/593Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996In Schedule 1, paragraph 19.SI 1996/973Environment Act 1995 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1996In the Schedule, paragraph 4.

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

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