Fair Employment Tribunal (Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Establishment of Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland

  5. 4.Composition of the Tribunal

  6. 5.Proceedings of the Tribunal

  7. 6.Overriding objective

  8. 7.Register

  9. 8.Proof of decision of the Tribunal

  10. 9.Transitional provision

  11. 10.Revocations

  12. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      RULES OF PROCEDURE: COMPLAINTS

      1. 1.Originating application

      2. 2.Action upon receipt of originating application

      3. 3.Appearance by respondent

      4. 4.Case management

      5. 5.Time and place of hearing

      6. 6.Entitlement to bring or contest proceedings

      7. 7.Pre-hearing review

      8. 8.The hearing

      9. 9.Procedure at hearing

      10. 10.Decision of tribunal

      11. 11.Review of tribunal’s decision

      12. 12.Costs

      13. 13.Miscellaneous powers

      14. 14.Extension of time

      15. 15.Devolution issues

      16. 16.Joinder and representative respondents

      17. 17.Combined proceedings

      18. 18.Complaints involving matters within the jurisdiction of industrial tribunal

      19. 19.References to the European Court of Justice

      20. 20.Notices, etc.

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      RULES OF PROCEDURE: APPEALS

      1. 1.Notice of appeal

      2. 2.Duty of the Secretary upon receipt of notice of appeal

      3. 3.Power to require attendance of witnesses and production of documents, etc.

      4. 4.Time and place of hearing

      5. 5.The hearing

      6. 6.Procedure at hearing

      7. 7.Decision of tribunal

      8. 8.Review of tribunal’s decision

      9. 9.Costs

      10. 10.Miscellaneous powers

      11. 11.Extension of time and directions

      12. 12.Devolution issues

      13. 13.Notices, etc.

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      RULES OF PROCEDURE: ENFORCEMENT

      1. 1.Application for enforcement

      2. 2.Duty of the Secretary upon receipt of a notice of application for enforcement

      3. 3.Application to enforce, revoke or vary a tribunal order

      4. 4.Power to require further particulars and attendance of witnesses and to grant discovery

      5. 5.Time and place of hearing

      6. 6.The hearing

      7. 7.Decision of tribunal

      8. 8.Review of tribunal’s decision

      9. 9.Costs

      10. 10.Miscellaneous powers

      11. 11.Extension of time and directions

      12. 12.Devolution issues

      13. 13.Notices, etc.

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      REVOCATIONS

  13. Explanatory Note