Industrial Relations Act, 1969

Fair employment rules.

11.—(1) The Court may, after consultation with organisations which, in the opinion of the Court, are representative of any class, type or group of workers and of their employers—

(a) make rules which apply to, and which, in the opinion of the Court, provide for fair employment conditions for, that class, type or group of workers and are approved of by organisations representing a substantial number of the workers of that class, type or group and organisations representing a substantial number of those employers,

(b) make rules which amend any such rules and which apply to and, in the opinion of the Court, provide for fair employment conditions for, that class, type or group of workers and are approved by organisations representing a substantial number of the workers of that class, type or group and organisations representing a substantial number of those employers, and

(c) make rules which revoke any such rules.

(2) Rules under subsection (1) of this section are referred to in this Act as fair employment rules.

(3) (a) Before making fair employment rules the Court shall cause to be published in such manner as it thinks fit notice of its intention to do so together with a draft of the proposed rules and shall give to any person desiring to make representations in relation to the making of the proposed rules an opportunity to do so, and the notice shall specify the time and manner in which representations shall be made.

(b) The Court shall have regard to any representations duly made under this subsection.

(4) A person who contravenes a fair employment rule shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding ten pounds for every day during which the offence is continued.