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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wages-councils-act-1979/schedule-1/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/12",
  "legislation_title": "Wages Councils Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wages-councils-act-1979",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/8",
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  "number": "8",
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  "text": "(1) Where any of the councils affected by an order under section 4 or 12 of this Act is one of the councils in relation to which a central coordinating committee has been established under section 25 of this Act, the Secretary of State, before making the order, shall consult that committee and take into consideration any observations which it may make to him within fourteen days from the date on which he consults it.\n(2) Where an order under section 4 of this Act directs that a wages council shall cease to operate in relation to any workers, and that another existing wages council shall operate in relation to them, but, save as aforesaid, does not affect the field of operation of any wages council, paragraphs 2 to 7 above shall not apply but before making the order the Secretary of State shall consult the councils concerned.\n(3) On the reference under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 6 above of a draft order for the abolition, or variation of the field of operation, of a wages council, subsection (2), or, as the case may be, (3) of section 6 of this Act shall apply as it would apply to the like reference under that section; and the power of the Secretary of State under the said sub-paragraph (b) to modify the draft in making an order shall include power to make any alterations necessary to give effect to a recommendation of the Service, with or without modifications.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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