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Version date: 1 October 2015 - onwards
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20. Procedure of the Court

(1) Subject to section 11 of this Act and subsection (2) of this section, the quorum for a meeting or sitting of the Court shall be five.

(2) The chairman may direct that, for the consideration of a particular matter, the Court shall consist of the chairman and two ordinary members selected by him, namely, a workers' member and an employers' member, and, if the chairman so directs, no other member shall act as a member of the Court in respect of that matter.

(3) Where -

(a) any question arises under this Act at a meeting or sitting of the Court, and

(b) the members of the Court are unable to agree upon the determination of the question,

the following provisions shall have effect -

(i) if the majority of the ordinary members agree upon the determination of the question, the question shall be determined accordingly,

(ii) if a majority of the ordinary members do not agree, but a majority of all the members agree, the question shall be determined, accordingly,

(iii) otherwise, the question shall be determined in accordance with the opinion of the chairman.