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(5) All members shall be.appointed by the Governor, but the employers and workers may nominate representatives for appointment, subject to the Governor's approval, as representative members.
(6) In order to constitute a meeting of a Trade Board, 9 Edw. 7, c. at least one third of the whole number of the representative 22, s. 11 (6). members and at least one appointed member must be present.
duties of
(7) A Trade Board for any trade shall consider, as General occasion requires, any matter referred to them by the Trade Governor with reference to the industrial conditions of the Boards. trade, and shall make a report upon the matter to the 9 Edw. 7, c. Governor.
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3. The provisions of sections 3 to 10, inclusive, of the Ordinance Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, shall apply to any 1886. Board so appointed.
4. (1) Every Trade Board shall, subject to the provi- sions of this section, recommend a minimum rate of wages for time-work in their trade (in this Ordinance referred to as a general minimum time-rate "') and may also recommend for their trade--
Duties and Trade powers of Boards with respect to
minimum rates of
wages.
(a) A general minimum rate of wages for piece-work (in 9 Edw. 7, c. this Ordinance referred to as a general minimum piece- 22. s. 4. rate ");
(b) A minimum time-rate (which shall not be higher than the general minimum time-rate) to apply in the case of workers employed on piece-work for the purpose of securing to such workers a minimum rate of remuneration on a time- work basis (in this Ordinance referred to as a guaranteed time-rate ");
(c) A minimum rate (whether a time-rate or a piece- rate) to apply, in substitution for the minimum rate which would otherwise be applicable, in respect of hours worked by a worker in any week or on any day in excess of the number of hours considered by the Trade Board to be the normal number of hours of work per week or for that day in the trade (in this Ordinance referred to as "an overtime rate"); Any of the minimum rates aforesaid may be fixed so as to apply universally to the trade or so as to apply to any special process in the work of the trade or to any special area, or to any class of workers in the trade, or to any class of workers in any special process or in any special area.
If a Trade Board report to the Governor that it is impracticable in any case to fix a general minimum time-rate in accordance with this section, the Governor may so far as respects that case relieve the Trade Board of their duty.
Penalty for not paying wages in accordance
with mini- mum rate
5.-(1) Where any minimum rate of wages has been fixed by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance, an employer shall, in cases to which the minimum rate is applicable, pay wages to the person employed at not less than the minimum rate clear of all deductions, and if he fails to do so shall be liable on summary conviction in respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty 9 Edw. 7, c. dollars and to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each day 22, s. 6. on which the offence is continued after conviction therefor.
(2) On the conviction of an employer under this section for failing to pay wages at not less than the minimum rate to a person employed, the court may by the conviction
which has been made obligatory.