Making of wages council order

(1) Before making a wages council order, the Minister shall publish, in such manner as he thinks fit, notice of his intention to make the order, specifying a place where copies of a draft thereof may be obtained, and the time, which shall not be less than twenty-one days from the publication, within which any 7 objection made with respect to the draft order must be sent to him. (2) Every objection so made must be in writing and must state, (a) the specific grounds of objection; and (b) the omissions, additions or modifications asked for, and the Minister shall consider any such objection, made by or on behalf of any person appearing to him to be affected, being an objection sent to him within the time specified in the notice, but shall not be bound to consider any other objection. (3) The Minister, having considered all the objections which he is required to consider under subsection (2) of this section, may make an order in the terms of the draft or subject to such modifications as he may think fit. (4) Where the Minister makes a wages council order, he shall publish it in such manner as he thinks fit, and the order shall come into operation on the date on which it is so published or on such later date as is specified therein.