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Reconstitution of Central and National Wages Boards.
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64.— (1) As from the passing of this Act, the Central Wages Board and the National Wages Board shall be reconstituted in the following manner:—
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(a) the Central Wages Board shall be composed of eight representatives of the railway companies and eight representatives of the railway employees. The railway companies’ representatives shall be appointed by the railway companies. The employees’ representatives shall be appointed by the railway trade unions, four by the National Union of Railwaymen, two by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, and two by the Railway Clerks’ Association;
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(b) the National Wages Board shall be composed of six representatives of the railway companies, who shall be appointed by the railway companies, six representatives of the railway employees (two of whom shall be appointed by the National Union of Railwaymen, two by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, and two by the Railway Clerks’ Association), and four representatives of the users of railways, with an independent chairman nominated by the Minister of Labour. The four representatives of the users of railways shall be nominated as follows:—
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One by the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress;
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One by the Co-operative Union ;
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One by the Association of British Chambers of Commerce; and
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One by the Federation of British Industries.
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(2) Nothing in the constitution of either such Board shall be held to prejudice the right of any party to a reference to the Board to raise any point they may consider relevant to the issue, and any point so raised shall be taken into consideration by the Board.
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