Legislation – Employment Rights Act 2025
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Part 5Enforcement of labour market legislation
Labour market enforcement orders
128Variation and discharge of LME orders
(1)
On an application under this section, the appropriate court may by order vary or discharge an LME order.
(2)
An application for the variation or discharge of an LME order may be made by—
(a)
the respondent, or
(b)
the Secretary of State.
(3)
An application for an order under this section is—
(a)
in England and Wales, to be made by complaint;
(b)
in Northern Ireland, to be made by complaint under Part 8 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)).
(4)
In this section “the appropriate court”—
(a)
(b)
in the case of an LME order made in Scotland, means the sheriff or a summary sheriff;
(c)
in the case of an LME order made in Northern Ireland, means a court of summary jurisdiction.