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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 452.09
WAGES COUNCIL (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 
13th January, 1953
GOVERNMENT NOTICE 385 of 1953, as amended by Government
Notices 209 and 552 of 1955; Emergency Ordinance VI of 1958; and
Ordinances XVII of 1961 and XXV of 1962.
Title.
Cap. 452.
1. (1) The title of these Regulations is Wages Councils
(Procedure) Regulations.
(2) The meanings set out in article 2 of the Employment and
Industrial Relations Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") are
applicable to these Regulations.
Notice of meeting.
provided in the Act, shall be deemed to be sufficiently given to a
member of the Council if sent by post to his ordinary or last known
address, but the accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to,
or the non-receipt of notice by, any member shall not invalidate the
proceedings of any meeting.
Constitution of a 
meeting of the 
Council.
Amended by:
Em. Ord VI of 
1959;
Ord. XVII of 1961;
Ord. XXV of 1962.
3. ( a ) In order to constitute a meeting of the Council there
shall be present at least one of the members appointed
by the Minister as being independent persons, one of
the members appointed by the Minister as representing
employers, and one of the members appointed by the
Minister as representing employees.
( b ) When more than one independent person have been
appointed to membership of the Council, the Minister
shall select therefrom and appoint a Deputy Chairman
in addition to the Chairman appointed in terms of
article 6(2) of the Act.
Members 
representing 
employers.
4. The members appointed as representing employers are
hereinafter referred to as the "employers’ side", those representing
employees are hereinafter referred to as the "workers’ side", and
those appointed as independent members are hereinafter referred to
as the "independent members".
Voting.
Provided that the Chairman or in his absence the Deputy
Chairman, if any, may if he think it desirable, and shall at the
request of either the employers’ side or the workers’ side, take a
vote by sides. In such a division the independent members shall not
vote, but, in the event of the division resulting in a disagreement
between the two sides, the question may be decided by the majority
vote of the independent members or, if one only is present, by the
vote of that independent member.
Powers of Wages 
Council.
Cap. 12.
6. In the matter of enforcing the attendance of witnesses a
Wages Council shall have the same powers as a civil court as set
out in the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure except that it
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shall not in any case be enabled to order the arrest of any person
and except that the duties of a court usher and of a court marshal
shall be performed by members of the Executive Police detailed for
the purpose by the Commissioner of Police.
Fees.
Cap. 108.
7. Witnesses shall be paid fees in accordance with the
Witnesses (Fees) Ordinance.
Minutes.
Added by:
G.N. 209 of 1955.
8. Minutes of proceedings of each meeting of the Council
shall be kept in original but no copies of the minutes shall be
distributed to members. Wherever possible, minutes of the Council
shall be confirmed at the meeting next following to that to which
the minutes relate and shall then be signed by the Chairman of the
meeting at which confirmation takes place.
Summonses.
Added by:
G.N. 552 of 1955.
9. Summonses requiring the attendance of witnesses shall be
served on the form prescribed in the Schedule hereto, shall contain
an order to appear before the Wages Council concerned at a stated
place and time for the purpose of giving evidence or to produce
documents, if necessary, and shall be signed by the Chairman or by
the Secretary of the Wages Council.
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Added by:
G.N. 552 of 1955.
SCHEDULE 
EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT
Regulation 9 of the Wages Council (Procedure) Regulations 
SUMMONSES OF WITNESSES
To .............................
WHEREAS in the investigations being caried out by the
...................................... Wages Council, appointed by the Minister
responsible for Social Policy by Government Notice No.
.................... of .................. the evidence of ..................... is
required.
You are therefore requested to summon the said witness to attend
before the said Wages Council at the Office of the Labour
Department ........................ Valletta, on ......................... and so on
any other day to which the hearing may be put off, to give
evidence, or to produce the following documents:
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
You will warn the said ...................................... that he shall be
liable to the penalties contemplated in article 7 of the above Act
and he may be compelled to attend by a warrant of escort and he
shall be liable to all other consequences according to the provisions
of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure subject to the
provisions of Government Notice No. 385 of 10 July, 1953.
Given by order of the ............................... Wages Council.
Witness the Secretary of the same.
This ............... day of ..............19
SECRETARY
............................. Wages Council
