Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 76

76. (1) The Chairperson of the Tribunal may be challenged, or shall abstain, from sitting in any of the circumstances set out in article 734 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure ; and in any such case the provisions of Sub-Title II of Title II of Boo k Third of that Code shall apply in so far as they are applicable and subject to the other provisions of this Act: Provided that if all the persons appointed in accordance with article 73(2) are successful ly challenged, the Tribunal sh all be chaired by another person appointed ad hoc by the Minister and who shall not be challenged. (2) Any member of the Tribunal other than the Chairperson may be challenged, or shall abstai n, if he has given evidence i n any court of inquiry or before a conciliator concerning the trade d ispute before the Tribunal, or if any party to the dispute proposes to call him as a witness; and in any such case, and in the case of any other lawful impediment of any such member, he shall be replaced by another person selected by the Ch airperson from the appropriate panel referred to in article 73(3)( b), or article 73(5)( c) applies, by another person appointed ad hoc by the Prime Minister. General powers of the Tribunal. Amended by: XXXIII. 2016.5. Cap. 12.