SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 The Scottish Legal Aid Board

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1

Any dispute as to whether an offer under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9 above complies with sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph shall be referred to and be determined by an F1employment tribunal.

2

An F1employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint referred to it under sub-paragraph (1) above unless the complaint is presented to the tribunal before the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the date of the offer of employment or within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of the period of 3 months.

3

Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below there shall be no appeal from the decision of an F1employment tribunal under this paragraph.

4

An appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal may be made only on a question of law arising from the decision of, or in proceedings before, an F1employment tribunal under this paragraph.