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Employment Relations Act 2000

General provisions - Transitional provisions

251: Exercise of powers of Authority before close of 31 January 2001

You could also call this:

“The boss of the old job court can act like the new job court until the end of January 2001.”

Before the end of January 31, 2001, the person in charge of the Employment Tribunal can do some special things. They can use the powers of the Authority themselves, or they can choose other people from the Employment Tribunal to use these powers. They can do either of these things, or both.

The person in charge of the Authority can also pick people from the Employment Tribunal to use the Authority’s powers from October 2, 2000, until January 31, 2001.

If someone is chosen to use these powers, they can do so until January 31, 2001, unless the person in charge of the Employment Tribunal or the Authority decides to stop them earlier.

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Part 11 General provisions
Transitional provisions

251Exercise of powers of Authority before close of 31 January 2001

  1. The Chief of the Employment Tribunal may, at any time before the close of 31 January 2001,—

  2. exercise, in the name of the Authority, such of the jurisdiction and the powers of the Authority as the Chief of the Employment Tribunal thinks fit; or
    1. appoint any member or temporary member of the Employment Tribunal to exercise, in the name of the Authority, in the period beginning on 2 October 2000 and ending with the close of 31 January 2001, such of the powers of the Authority as the Chief of the Employment Tribunal thinks fit; or
      1. both exercise jurisdiction and powers under paragraph (a) and make appointments under paragraph (b).

        1. The Chief of the Authority may appoint any member or temporary member of the Employment Tribunal to exercise, in the name of the Authority, in the period specified in subsection (1)(b), such of the jurisdiction and the powers of the Authority as the Chief of the Authority thinks fit.

        2. Any appointment made under subsection (1)(b) or subsection (2), unless sooner revoked by the Chief of the Employment Tribunal or the Chief of the Employment Authority, expires with the close of 31 January 2001.