# The Wages (Northern Ireland) Order 1988, Paragraph 1


A wages council shall consist of—
(a) such numbers of persons appointed to represent employers and workers respectively as may be specified in relation to the council by the Department; and
(b) not more than 5 persons appointed by the Department as being independent persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1988/796/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wages-northern-ireland-order-1988/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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