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| (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Governor-General may from time to time appoint a panel, of not less than five persons, from which industrial courts shall be constituted as hereinafter provided. |
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| (2) Every person appointed under subsection (1) shall, unless he earlier vacates his office, hold office for such period not exceeding three years as the Governor-General may determine at the time of the appointment: Provided that where any such person is on the date of expiry of his period of appointment functioning as a member of an industrial court which is conducting an inquiry under this Act, he shall continue to hold office until that inquiry is concluded and a decision is taken or an award is made. Any person appointed under subsection (1) who vacates office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (3) For the purposes of constituting an industrial court to exercise any power, perform any duty, or discharge any function, under this Act, the Minister shall, according as he may in his discretion determine, select from the panel either one person or three persons to constitute the industrial court. |
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| (4) Where an industrial court consists of three persons, a member of the court nominated by the Minister shall be the president of the court. |
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| (5) Regulations may be made prescribing the form and manner in which industrial disputes, applications and questions may be referred under this Act to industrial courts, and in which appeals under this Act may be preferred to such courts. |
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