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248: Existing causes of action
or “This explains what happens to legal problems that started before the new rules came in”
You could also call this:

“The Employment Tribunal keeps working until January 31, 2001 to finish some special jobs it started before.”

The Employment Tribunal will keep working until the end of 31 January 2001. During this time, it will:

  1. Finish any cases that started under section 247 that the Employment Tribunal is allowed to handle.

  2. Finish any cases about the types of problems mentioned in section 248 that the Employment Tribunal is allowed to handle.

  3. Do any other jobs that this new law gives it.

Even though this new law has cancelled some old laws, the Employment Tribunal can still use the powers it had under those old laws to do its job. These old powers will work with some changes to fit the new situation.

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Next up: 250: Exercise of powers of Employment Tribunal after 31 January 2001

or “Temporary judges can finish old work and handle special cases even after the old court closed”
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Part 11 General provisions
Transitional provisions

249Employment Tribunal

  1. Despite the repeals effected by this Act, the Employment Tribunal is to remain in office until the close of 31 January 2001 for the purpose of—

  2. determining or completing any proceedings under section 247 that are within the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal:
    1. determining or completing any proceedings in relation to a cause of action of the type referred to in section 248 that are within the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal:
      1. exercising any other jurisdiction given to it by this Act,—
          1. and for those purposes the Employment Tribunal has all necessary powers, and may exercise, despite the repeals effected by this Act, the powers conferred on the Employment Tribunal by the repealed enactments, which apply accordingly with all necessary modifications.

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        • 1991 No 22 s 186(1)