Section 3
Substitution of section 23A
of Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 23a the following section:
“Qualification of President and Chairman of Industrial
Court
Quoted provision
Section 23a
A person is qualified for appointment as President under paragraph 21(1)(a) and as Chairman under subsection 23(2) if, for the seven years preceding his appointment, he has been—
(a)
an advocate and solicitor within the meaning of the
Legal Profession Act 1976 [Act 166];
(b)
an advocate within the meaning of the Advocates
Ordinance of Sabah [Sabah Cap. 2];
(c)
an advocate within the meaning of the Advocates
Ordinance of Sarawak [Sarawak Cap. 110]; or
(d)
a member of the judicial and legal service of the
Federation or of the legal service of a State, or sometimes one and sometimes another.”.