Shops (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1938

Local inquiries.

60.—(1) Whenever power is conferred on the Minister for Local Government and Public Health by this Part of this Act to make any order or take any other action, the said Minister may, before exercising such power, hold a local inquiry into the matter which is the subject of the exercise of such power.

(2) Article 32 of the Schedule to the Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898, shall apply in respect of every local inquiry held under this section in like manner as the said Article applies in respect of the local inquiries mentioned therein and for the purposes of the application of the said Article 32 in respect of every local inquiry held under this section the reference in sub-Article (3) of the said Article 32 to councils and other authorities concerned shall be construed as including a reference to any other persons concerned.