Lawgist5ADock Labour Boards
1[5A. Dock Labour Boards.--(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Dock Labour Board for a port or group of ports to be known by such name as may be specified in the notification.
(2) Every such Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may, by that name, sue and be sued.
(3) Every such Board shall consist of a Chairman and such number of other members as may he appointed by the Government:
Provided that every such Board shall include an equal number of members representing--
(i) the Government,
(ii) the dock workers, and
(iii) the employers of dock workers, and shipping companies.
(4) The Chairman of a Board shall be one of the members appointed to represent the Government, and nominated in this behalf by the Government.]
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1. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-6-1962).
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Scheme for ensuring regular employment of workers
- 4 Making, variation and revocation of schemes
- 5 Advisory Committees
- 5A Dock Labour Boards
- 5B Functions of a Board
- 5C Accounts and audit
- 5D Annual report
- 5E Annual report and audited accounts, to be laid before Parliament or Legislature
- 6 Inspectors
- 6A Power to order inquiry
- 6B Power to supersede a Board
- 6C Acts or proceeding of Board and Advisory Committee not to be invalidated
- 7 Cognizance of offences
- 7A Offences by companies
- 8 Power to make rules
- 8A Schemes and rules to be laid before Parliament
- 9 Saving
