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Section 5A: Dock Labour Boards.

The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948Central Act · Act 9 of 1948

[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.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
Section5A
Marginal noteDock Labour Boards.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted. . Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-6-1962).

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