Section 18 | Conciliation : relevant proceedings etc.. ^{F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9F10F11F12F13F14F15}

(1)In this section and sections 18A to 18C “relevant proceedings” means employment tribunal proceedings—^F16

(a)under section 66, 68A, 70C, 87, 137, 138, 145A, 145B, 146, 168, 168A, 168B, 169, 170, 174, 189 , 192 or 236A of, or paragraph 156 of Schedule A1 to, the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992,^F1F17F18

(1A)Sections 18A and 18B apply in the case of matters which could be the subject of relevant proceedings, and section 18C applies in the case of relevant proceedings themselves.^F19

(2)Repealed^F20

(2A)Repealed^F21

(3)Repealed^F20

(4)Repealed^F20

(5)Repealed^F20

(6)In proceeding under any of sections 18A to 18C a conciliation officer shall, where appropriate, have regard to the desirability of encouraging the use of other procedures available for the settlement of grievances.^F22

(7)Anything communicated to a conciliation officer in connection with the performance of his functions under any of sections 18A to 18C shall not be admissible in evidence in any proceedings before an employment tribunal, except with the consent of the person who communicated it to that officer.^F22F23

(8)The Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor, acting jointly, may by order amend the definition of “relevant proceedings” in subsection (1) by adding to or removing from the list in that subsection particular types of employment tribunal proceedings.^F24F25

(9)An order under subsection (8) that adds employment tribunal proceedings to the list in subsection (1) may amend an enactment so as to extend the time limit for instituting those proceedings in such a way as appears necessary or expedient in order to facilitate the conciliation process provided for by section 18A.^F26

(10)An order under subsection (8) that removes employment tribunal proceedings from the list in subsection (1) may—^F26

(a)repeal or revoke any provision of an enactment that, for the purpose mentioned in subsection (9), extends the time limit for instituting those proceedings;^F26

(b)make further amendments which are consequential on that repeal or revocation.^F26