Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
13AA.Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or
revising rates of wages in respect of working journalists.
(1)Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Act, where the Central Government is of opinion that the Board constituted under
See. 9 for the purpose of fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of
working journalist under this Act had not been able to function (for any reason
whatsoever) effectively, and in the circumstances, it is necessary so to do, it
may, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a Tribunal, which
shall consist of a person who is or has been, a Judge of a High Court or the
Supreme Court for the purpose of fixing or revising rates of wages in respect
of working journalists under this Act.
(2)The provisions of Sees. 10 to 13 -A
shall a ply to, and in relation to, the Tribunal constituted under subsection
(1) of the section, the Central Government and working journalists, subject to
the modifications that
(a)The reference to
the Board therein, wherever they occur, shall be construed as references to the
Tribunal
(b)In sub-section (3)
of Sec.11 -
(i)The reference to
the office of Chairman or any other member of the Board shall be construed as a
reference to the office of the person constituting the Tribunal; and
(ii)The reference to
Sec. 9 shall be construed as a reference to subsection (1) of this section; and
(c)The references in
Sec. 13 and Sec. 13-A to Sec. 12 shall be construed as references to Sec. 12
read with this section.
(3)The Tribunal, in discharging its functions
under this Act may act on the evidence recorded by the wage Board or partly
recorded by the Wage Board and partly recorded-by itself-Provided that if the
Tribunal is of opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose
evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interests of justice it
may re-summon any such witness, and after such further examination,
cross-examination and reexamination, if any, as it may period, the witness
shall be discharged.
(4)On the constitution of a Tribunal under
sub-section (1) the Board constituted under Sec. 9 and functioning immediately
before such constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that
Board shall be deemed to have vacated their offices:
Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by
the Central Government under Sec. 13-A in respect of working Journalists, and in
force immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in force
until the order of the Central Government under Sec. 12 read with this section
comes into operation.]
1.Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, Sec. 3 (w.e.f. 31st
January, 1979 ).