Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act,1948
Act No : 9
Section : ADVISORY COMMITTEES
SECTION 05: ADVISORY COMMITTEES
(1) The Government may, or if it decides to make any , scheme undersection 4, shall constitute an Advisory Committee, to advise upon such matters arising out of the administration of this Act or any scheme made thereunder as the Government may refer to it for advice.
[(2) The members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Government and shall be of such number and chosen in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act:
Provided that the Advisory Committee 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.]
(3) The Chairman of the Advisory Committee shall be one of the members appointed to represent the Government, nominated in this behalf by .the Government.
(4) The Government shall publish in the Official Gazette the names of all members of the
Advisory Committee.
OBJECTS AND REASONS "Section 5(2) of the Act provides for an Advisory Committee consisting of not more than 15 members. It is considered necessary that all the Dock Labour Boards should have representation on the Advisory Committee and that shipping companies should also have representation on the Advisory Committee. The number of members of the Advisory Committee has to be determined by taking into account all the relevant factors and it is proposed that the statutory restriction with regard to the number of members should be removed. It is accordingly proposed to amend section 5of the Act to provide for all these matters."- S. 0. R. Gazette of India, 2-11-1961, Pt. ll,S.2,Ext.,p.890.
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