Section 23A
Qualification of President and Chairman of Industrial Court
of Industrial Relations Act 1967
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.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a qualified person as defined in the
Legal Profession Act 1976 or any laws replacing it, with at least fifteen years of experience in labour and industrial relations in the ministry charged with the responsibility for human resources may be considered for appointment as a Chairman under subsection 23(2).
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