Trade Union Act, 1941

Composition of Tribunal during sittings.

24.—(1) Three members of the Tribunal shall sit at every sitting thereof and such three members shall be—

(a) where the relevant application to the Tribunal was made by a trade union of masters—the chairman and the members appointed from the masters' panel, and

(b) where such application was made by a trade union of workmen—the chairman and the members appointed from the workmen's panel.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the immediately preceding sub-section of this section, if any ordinary member of the Tribunal is, in the opinon of the Minister, directly interested in any of the trade unions concerned in an application to the Tribunal, such member shall not sit at the sitting of the Tribunal at which such application is heard and another person appointed by the Minister from the same panel as that from which such member was appointed shall sit at such sitting in the place of such member.

(3) At every sitting of the Tribunal, the Tribunal may, save as otherwise provided by this Act, act by a majority.