Section 2: Exercise of powers in the States

(1) If and so long as no order by the Minister subsists under section 1 the appropriate authority in a State may, after consultation with the Minister, make an order within the State to the like extent and subject to the same conditions as an order of the Minister under that section, and the appropriate authority may make such an order in respect of local government workers in the State.
(2) If and so long as an order of the appropriate authority under subsection (1) of this section subsists, the Minister shall not make an order for the establishment of an industrial wages board in the State as prescribed by section (1) of this Act.
(3) The appropriate authority for a State shall be the Governor or such member of the Executive Council of the State as may be appointed by order of the Governor to be the appropriate authority for the purposes of this section.
(4) Where the appropriate authority in a State is enabled to exercise powers under this section, the expressions "Minister" and "Federal Gazette" in sections 3 to 15 of this Act shall be construed as references to the appropriate authority and the State Gazette, respectively.