§ (1) Until a minimum time-rate or general minimum piece-rate fixed by a Trade Board has been made obligatory by Order of the 2462 Board of Trade under this section, the operation of the rate shall be limited as in this Act provided.
§ (2) Upon the expiration of six months from the date on which a Trade Board have given public notice of any minimum time-rate or general minimum piece-rate finally fixed by them, the Board of Trade shall made an Order (in this Act referred to as an obligatory Order) making that minimum rate obligatory in cases in which it is applicable on all persons employing labour and on all persons employed, unless they are of opinion that the circumstances are such as to make it premature or otherwise undesirable to make an obligatory Order, and in that case they shall make an Order suspending the obligatory operation of the rate (in this Act referred to as an Order of suspension).
§ (3) Where an Order of suspension has been made as respects any rate, the Trade Board may, at any time after the expiration of six months from the date of the Order, apply to the Board of Trade for an obligatory Order as respects that rate; and on any such application the Board of Trade shall make an obligatory Order as respects that rate, unless they are of opinion that a further Order of suspension is desirable, and, in that case, they shall make such a further Order, and the provisions of this section which are applicable to the first Order of suspension shall apply to any such further Order.
§ An Order of suspension as respects any rate shall have effect until an obligatory Order is made by the Board of Trade under this section.
§ (4) The Board of Trade may, if they think fit, make an Order to apply generally as respects any rates which may be finally fixed by any Trade Board constituted, or about to be constituted, for any trade to which this Act applies, and while the Order is in force any minimum time-rate or general minimum piece-rate shall, after the lapse of six months from the date on which the Trade Board have given public notice of the fixing of the rate, be obligatory in the same manner as if the Board of Trade had made an Order making the rate obligatory under this section.
§ The Board of Trade may revoke any such general Order at any time after giving three months' notice to the Trade Board of their intention to revoke it.
§ Mr. CHURCHILLmoved, in section (2), to leave out the word "public"["upon the 2463 expiration of six months from the date on which a Trade Board have given public notice."]
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Sir W. BULLmoved, in section (2), to leave out the word "finally"["of any minimum time-rate or general minimum piece-rate finally fixed by them."]
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. H. H. MARKSmoved, in section (4), to leave out the word "finally."["The Board of Trade may, if they think fit, make an Order to apply generally as respects any rates which may be finally fixed."]
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. CHURCHILLmoved, in section (4), to leave out the word "public"["date on which the Trade Board have given public notice."]
§ Amendment agreed to.