Section 2 | Constitution of the Tribunal.

(1)The Department shall by regulations provide for the establishment of a tribunal, to be known as the Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the Tribunal”), to exercise the jurisdiction conferred on it by the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Acts.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) above may provide for the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to be exercised by a single tribunal or by two or more tribunals.

(3)The Fair Employment Appeals Board established by section 4 of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 is hereby abolished.

(4)Any appeal that has been made to the Fair Employment Appeals Board under Part II of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 and has not been determined before the commencement of this section shall be determined by the Tribunal; and the provisions of that Part relating to appeals have effect in relation to such an appeal as if references to the Board were references to the Tribunal.