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Legislation
Employment Tribunals Act 1996

Crossheading Membership etc.

  • Section 3A Meaning of “Employment Judge”
  • Section 4 Composition of tribunals.
  • Section 5 Remuneration, fees and allowances.
  • Section 5A Training etc.
  • Section 5B Members of employment tribunals: removal from office
  • Section 5C Oaths
  • Section 5D Judicial assistance
  1. Membership etc.
  2. Members of employment tribunals: removal from office

Section 5B | Members of employment tribunals: removal from office F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)Any power by which the President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) may be removed from that office may be exercised only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.F1

(2)Any power by which the President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland) may be removed from that office may be exercised only with the concurrence of the Lord President of the Court of Session.F1

(3)Any power by which a member of a panel may be removed from membership of the panel—F1

(a)may, if the person exercises functions wholly or mainly in Scotland, be exercised only with the concurrence of the Lord President of the Court of Session;F1

(b)may, if paragraph (a) does not apply, be exercised only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.F1

(4)In subsection (3) “panel” means—F1

(a)a panel of Employment Judges , orF1F2

(b)any other panel of members of employment tribunals,F1

which is appointed in accordance with regulations made under section 1(1).

(5)The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.F1

(6)The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under this section.F1

Notes

  1. F1

    Ss. 5A-5D inserted (3.11.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 48(1), 148, Sch. 8 para. 40; S.I. 2008/2696, art. 5(c)(i) (with art. 3)

  2. F2

    Words in s. 5B(4) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 14 para. 13(1); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(g)

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