# Agricultural Wages Act 1948, Paragraph 3


(1) The chairman of an agricultural wages committee shall be appointed annually by the committee:
Provided that if the committee at any time fail to appoint a chairman within such period as may be prescribed, the appointment may be made by the Minister.
(2) A committee may nominate one or more persons for the office of vice-chairman, and the chairman may from time to time appoint, to act in his place as vice-chairman in his absence, the person, or one of the persons nominated.
(3) A member of a committee representing employers and a member of a committee representing workers shall not be qualified to be appointed chairman or vice-chairman of the committee of which he is a member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/47/schedule/THIRD/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-wages-act-1948/schedule-THIRD/paragraph-3
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