The regulation of wages and industrial relations-act-1971

SIAKA STEVENS. President. (LS) No. 18 [Coat of arms] 1971 Sierra Leone The Regulation of Wages and Industrial Relations Act, 1971 [Margin: Short title.] [16th December, 1971.] [Margin: Date of commencement.] BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament in this present Parliament assembled as follows:— [Margin: Application.]

This Act shall not apply to members of the armed forces or police force or public officers as defined in section 93 of the Constitution. No. 18 Regulation of Wages and Industrial Relations 1971 PART I—JOINT NATIONAL BOARD AND TRADE GROUP COUNCILS

"Authorised Officer" means the Commissioner of Labour and any other person appointed by the Minister for the carrying into effect of the provisions of this Act; "check-off" means the system by which an employer deducts union dues from the wages or salary of an employee who is a member of a union whereby the employee A 198 No. 18 Regulation of Wages and Industrial Relations 1971 (5) When the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or any other member of the Joint National Board is for good reason temporarily unable to perform his functions, and until such time as the Minister appoints some other person to act for the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or any other member, the Joint National Board may appoint a person so to act. 2. (1) The Joint National Board may appoint such number of persons as it thinks fit as assessors. Assessors shall be persons, who, in the opinion of the Joint National Board have an expert knowledge of any of the matters with which the Joint National Board enquiry is concerned. (2) An assessor shall not vote or otherwise be a party to any report or recommendation of the Joint National Board. (3) The Minister shall appoint a Secretary and such other officers as he thinks fit to the Joint National Board. Such Secretary and other officers shall not be members of the National Board.

(1) The quorum at any meeting of the Joint National Board shall be ten members, so however that the number of members representing the Congress is equal to the number of members representing the Federation. (2) The Chairman shall have only one vote at any meeting of the Joint National Board. (3) Every member of the Joint National Board shall have one vote. If at any meeting of the Board the number of members representing employers and workers is unequal the side which is in the majority shall arrange that one or more of its members shall refrain from voting so as to preserve equality.

The Joint National Board may, if it thinks fit, delegate any of its powers except its powers under section 4 of the Act, to a committee consisting of members from either side, so however that the members of the committee representing employers and members of the committee representing employees shall be equal in number.

(a) the filling of vacancies on the Joint National Board caused by death, resignation or absence from Sierra Leone of any member of the Joint National Board; (b) the fixing of rates of remuneration and expenses to be paid to any member of the Joint National Board; (c) the conduct of meetings of the Joint National Board. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to any rules so made, the Joint National Board may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

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