Section 27: Appointment of assessors.(REPEALED BY SECTION 53 OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT ACT 2006)

(1) The assessors to assist the Court in dealing with any matter referred to it shall be appointed by the President of the of the Court as follows-
(a) two shall be persons nominated by or on behalf of the employers concerned from the panel of employers' representatives drawn up under section 43 of this Act; and
(b) workers concerned from the panel of workers'
representatives drawn up under the said section 43:
Provided that if after seven days of being required to do so by the Minister the employers or workers concerned or their representatives fail to make a nomination for the purposes of any appointment falling to be made in accordance with this subsection, the Minister may appoint from the appropriate panel such person as he thinks fit.
(2) The remuneration, if any, to be paid to persons for acting as assessors in relation to any proceedings before the Court shall be determined by the Court:
Provided that no remuneration, fees or allowances shall be paid to any public officer other than such allowances for expenses as may be expressly authorised for the purposes of this section by the Federal Civil Service Commission or the Civil Service Commission State in question, as the case may be.