Part 2Courts, tribunals and coroners

Chapter 3Employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal

I137Exercise of tribunal functions by authorised persons

1

Chapter 2A of Part 1 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (which makes provision in connection with the exercise of functions of tribunals by persons authorised under Tribunal Procedure Rules) is amended as follows.

2

In section 29A (meaning of certain terms)—

a

for the heading substitute “Interpretation of Chapter”;

b

in the definition of “authorised person”—

i

for “paragraph 3 of Schedule 5” substitute “a relevant Procedure Rule”;

ii

for “the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal” substitute “a tribunal”;

c

in the definition of “judicial office holder”—

i

for “has” substitute “means—

a

a judicial office holder within

ii

at the end insert

, or

b

the President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland);

d

at the end insert—

  • “relevant Procedure Rule” means—

    1. a

      a Tribunal Procedure Rule of a kind mentioned in paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to this Act, or

    2. b

      an Employment Tribunal Procedure Rule of a kind mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule A1 to the Employment Tribunals Act 1996;

  • “tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, an employment tribunal or the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

3

In each of the following provisions, for “paragraph 3 of Schedule 5” substitute “a relevant Procedure Rule”—

a

section 29B(2) (authorised person not subject to directions not made under that section);

b

section 29C(1)(a) and (2)(a) (protection against actions for authorised persons acting within or without jurisdiction);

c

section 29D(1) (protection against costs for authorised persons).