This Order may be cited as the Labour Relations Agency Arbitration Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and, subject to Article 3, shall come into operation on 27th September 2012.

In this Order—

• “the 1996 Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;

• “the Fair Employment Tribunal” means the Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland established under Article 81 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;

• “the Scheme” means the arbitration scheme set out in the Schedule with the exception of paragraphs 40, 89, 108, 110 to 115, 119, 123 and 124.

Subject to Article 3, the Scheme set out in the Schedule shall have effect.

The provisions of Part I of the Arbitration Act 19969 referred to in paragraphs 40, 89, 108, 110 to 115, 119, 123 and 124 of the Schedule and reproduced in Appendix B of the Schedule shall apply with the modifications specified in those paragraphs to arbitrations conducted in accordance with the Scheme.

Section 46(1)(b) of the Arbitration Act 1996, reproduced in Appendix B of the Schedule, shall apply to arbitrations conducted in accordance with the Scheme, modified such that the arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute, if the parties so agree, in accordance with the Terms of Reference in paragraph 10 of the Schedule.