Section 26.

1. Should they so wish the employees employed in a place of work to which section 26 applies may select and appoint from amongst their number members of a safety committee to perform the functions assigned to safety committees under this Act.

2. The number of members of a safety committee shall not be less than 3 and shall not exceed one for every 20 persons employed in a place of work at the time when the committee is appointed or 10, whichever is the less.

3. Where pursuant to paragraph 2 the number of members of which a safety committee is to be comprised is -

(a) 4 or less, one member of the committee may be appointed by the employer, and the remaining members of the committee may be selected and appointed by the employees,

(b) not more than 8 and not less than 5, 2 members of the committee may be appointed by the employer, and the remaining members may be selected and appointed by the employees, and

(c) more than 8, 3 members of the committee may be appointed by the employer and the remaining members may be selected and appointed by the employees.