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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wages-councils-act-1979/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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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/4/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A statutory joint industrial council (hereafter in this Part of this Schedule referred to as a council) shall consist of equal numbers (being numbers within the limits specified by the Secretary of State) of persons appointed by a nominated employers' association to represent employers on the council and of persons appointed by a nominated trade union to represent workers on the council.\n(2) A nominated employers' association or trade union shall on making such an appointment inform the secretary of the council, in writing, of that appointment.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/12/schedule/4/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:18:27.390175+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}