(1) The Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984 is amended by the insertion of the following section:
"9A. Appeal to Labour Court from declaration of adjudication officer under section 9
Section 44 of the Act of 2015 shall apply to a declaration of an adjudication officer given in relation to a complaint under section 9 as it applies to a decision of an adjudication officer given in proceedings under section 41 of that Act, subject to the following modifications:
(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
'(1) A party to proceedings in relation to a complaint under section 9 of the Act of 1984 may appeal a declaration of an adjudication officer given in those proceedings to the Labour Court and, where the party does so, the Labour Court shall -
(a) give the parties to the appeal an opportunity to be heard by it and to present to it any evidence relevant to the appeal,
(b) make a decision in relation to the appeal affirming, varying or settin
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