Section 251 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Exercise of powers of Authority before close of 31 January 2001

251 Exercise 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,— (a) 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 (b) 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 (c) both exercise jurisdiction and powers under paragraph (a) and make appointments under paragraph (b) . (2) 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. (3) 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.