s 27 Tribunal hearings etc by chairman alone.
(1) In section 4 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (composition of employment tribunal) in subsection (3) (which specifies proceedings to be heard by the chairman alone) after paragraph (ca) there shall be inserted— (cc) proceedings on a complaint under section 11 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998; (cd) proceedings on an appeal under section 19 or 22 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998; (2) In Article 6 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (composition of industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland) in paragraph (3) (which specifies proceedings to be heard by the chairman alone) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted— (bb) proceedings on a complaint under section 11 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998; (bc) proceedings on an appeal under section 19 or 22 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998;