Section 99: Establishment of Rodrigues Commission for Conciliation and Mediation

99. Establishment of Rodrigues Commission for Conciliation and Mediation (1) There is established for the purposes of this Act a Rodrigues Commission for Conciliation and Mediation which shall consist of— (a) a President, who shall be appointed by the Commissioner responsible for labour and employment; E9A – 53 [Issue 8] Employment Relations Act (b) one representative of workers’ organisation and one representative of employers’ organisation who shall be appointed by the Commissioner responsible for the subject of labour and employment for such period as he may determine, after consultation with the most representative organisation of workers and employers, as the case may be; (c) one independent member who shall be appointed by the Commissioner responsible for the subject of labour and employment for such period as he may determine. (2) Parts VI, VII and VIII and Part IV of the Second Schedule shall apply, where appropriate, to the Rodrigues Commission for Conciliation and Mediation in relation to any labour dispute arising in Rodrigues. (3) The functions of the President of the Commission under Part VI shall, in Rodrigues, be exercised by the President of the Rodrigues Commission for Conciliation and Mediation. (4) Subject to subsection (5), the functions exercised by the supervising officer responsible for the subject of labour and industrial relations under Part VI shall, where appropriate, be exercised by the Departmental Head of the Commission responsible for the subject of labour and employment. (5) The functions of the supervising officer of the Ministry responsible for the subject of civil service affairs under Part VI shall, where appropriate, be exercised by the Departmental Head of the Commission responsible for the subject of civil service affairs. [S. 99 amended by s. 31 of Act 5 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013.] PART X – OFFENCES AND PENALTIES