Wages Councils Act 1979

1(1)Any committee appointed by the Secretary of State at the request of a wages council shall consist of—

(a)a chairman chosen as being an independent person;

(b)persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the employers in relation to whom the committee will operate; and

(c)persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the workers in relation to whom the committee will operate.

(2)On any such committee the persons appointed under head (b), and the persons appointed under head (c), of sub-paragraph (1) above shall be equal in number.