Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 1671
Employment Tribunals
The Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order (Amendment) Order 2013
Made
4th July 2013
Laid before Parliament
8th July 2013
Coming into force
29 th July 2013
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order (Amendment) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 29th July 2013.
Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990
2. In paragraph (1) of Article 2 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990( 3 ) omit the definition of “the calculation day” and insert—
“ “the calculation day” in relation to a relevant decision day means the day immediately following the relevant decision day; ” .
3. In Article 3 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 insert—
“ (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no interest shall be payable if payment of the full amount of the award (including any interest under regulation 2 of the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996 ( 4 ) ) is made within 14 days after the relevant decision day. ” .
Transitional provisions
4. Articles 2 and 3 do not have effect in relation to a claim which is presented to an Employment Tribunal Office on or before 28th July 2013.
Jo Swinson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
4th July 2013
Robert Goodwill
Anne Milton
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’ Treasury
4th July 2013
1996 c. 17 ; section 14 was amended by the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8) , section 1(2)(b).
S.I. 1996/2803 ; by virtue of section 1 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8) industrial tribunals were renamed employment tribunals and references to “industrial tribunal” in any enactment was substituted with “employment tribunal”.