Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 74

74. (1) Where steps taken by the Minister under article 69 to promote an amicable settlement of a trade dispute have not resulted in a settlement, any of the parties may notify the Minister in writing accordingly. (2) Where all the parties to a trade dispute agree to refer the dispute to the Industrial Tribunal, they may request the Minister in writing to refer the dispute to the Tribunal. (3) Upon receipt of a notification under sub-article (1) and upon being satisfied that the notification or request has been received from a bona fide employer or from an employers’ association or from a trade union representing the interests of the workers concerned in the dispute, the Minister shall refer the dispute to the Tribunal for settlement by it; and he shall do so within twenty-one days from the date of the notification or request. (4) The Minister may refer to the Tribunal for advice, any matter relating to or arising out of a trade dispute, or trade disputes generally, or trade disputes of any class, or any other matter which in his opinion ought to be so referred. Jurisdiction of the Industrial Tribunal. Amended by: III. 2004.8. LVIII.2020.4.