Section 9: Procedure for fixing and revising rates of wages.
1[9. Procedure for fixing and revising rates of wages.--For the purpose of fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of working journalists under this Act, the Central Government shall, as and when necessary, constitute a Wage Board which shall consist of--
(a) 2[three persons] representing employers in relation to newspaper establishments;
(b) 2[three persons] representing working journalists;
(c)3[four independent persons], one of whom shall be a person who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court or the Supreme Court and who shall be appointed by that Government as the Chairman thereof.]
1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 4, for sections 8 to 13 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963). 2. Subs. by Act 34 of 1996, s. 2, for "two persons" (w.e.f. 28-9-1996). 3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "three independent persons" (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
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