Legislation – Employment Rights Act 2025
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Part 5Enforcement of labour market legislation
Labour market enforcement orders
129LME orders: appeals
(1)
A respondent may appeal against—
(a)
the making of an LME order under section 123;
(b)
the making of, or refusal to make, an order under section 128.
(2)
An appeal under subsection (1) is to be made—
(a)
where the order was made or refused by a magistrates’ court in England and Wales, to the Crown Court;
(b)
where the order was made or refused by the sheriff or a summary sheriff, to the Sheriff Appeal Court;
(c)
where the order was made or refused by a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland, to a county court.
(3)
On an appeal under subsection (1), the court hearing the appeal—
(a)
may make such orders as may be necessary to give effect to its determination of the appeal, and
(b)
may also make any incidental or consequential orders that appear to it to be just and reasonable.
(4)
(5)
A respondent may appeal against the making of an LME order under section 125 as if the order were a sentence passed on the respondent for the labour market offence.