1. In this Schedule, the word "committee" means a joint labour committee.
(1) A committee shall consist of -
(a) members (in this Schedule referred to as independent members) appointed by the Minister and chosen as being independent persons, being -
(i) a chairman, and
(ii) not more than two other persons, and
(b) members (in this Schedule referred to as representative members) appointed by the Court being -
(i) such number, as the Court thinks fit, of persons (in this Schedule referred to as representative (employers) members) who, in the opinion of the Court, represent employers in relation to whom the committee is to operate, and
(ii) an equal number of persons (in this Schedule referred to as representative (workers) members) who, in the opinion of the Court, represent workers in relation to whom the committee is to operate.
(2) Before appointing a representative member of a committee the Court shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult any organisation