Variation and revocation of wages council order

(1) The Minister may at any time by Order abolish, or vary the field of operation of, a wages council, and the provisions of section 4 shall apply in relation to any such Order as they apply in relation to wages council orders, Provided that where the Order directs that a wages council shall cease to operate in relation to any workers and that another wages council shall operate in relation to them, but, except as aforesaid, does not affect the field of operation of any wages council, (i) the provisions of section 4 of this Act shall not apply; but 8 (ii) when the Order is made, the Minister shall publish it in such manner as he thinks fit, and it shall come into operation on the date on which it is so published or on such later date as is specified therein. (2) Where an Order of the Minister directs that a wages council shall cease to operate in relation to any workers and that another wages council shall operate in relation to them, the Order may provide that anything done by, or to give effect to any proposals made by, the first-mentioned wages council shall have effect in relation to those workers as if it had been done by, or to give effect to proposals made by, the second- mentioned wages council and may make such further provisions as appears to the Minister to be expedient in connection with the transition. (3) Where an Order of the Minister under this section directs that a wages council shall be abolished or shall cease to operate in relation to any workers, then, save as is otherwise provided by the Order, anything done by, or to give effect to proposals made by the wages council shall except as respects things previously done or omitted to be done, cease to have effect or, as the case may be, cease to have effect in relation to the workers in relation to whom the wages council ceases to operate. Schedule.