Employment Relations Act 2000

General provisions - Transitional provisions

249: Employment Tribunal

You could also call this:

"A special group that helps solve work problems until 31 January 2001."

The Employment Tribunal will keep working until 31 January 2001 to finish some jobs. You need to know it will decide or complete proceedings under section 247 that it is in charge of. It will also decide or complete proceedings related to a cause of action talked about in section 248 that it is in charge of. The Employment Tribunal will use the powers it was given to do these jobs, even if some laws have been repealed. It has all the powers it needs to do its job and can use the powers it was given by laws that are no longer in effect, with some changes if needed.

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Part 11General 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and may exercise, despite the repeals effected by this Act, the powers conferred on the Employment Tribunal by the repealed enactments, which apply accordingly with all necessary modifications.

        Compare
        • 1991 No 22 s 186(1)