Section 4: Procedure of commission of inquiry

(1) Where the Minister refers to a commission of inquiry under section 3 of this Act the question whether an industrial wages board should be established, and the commission is of opinion with respect to the workers with whom it is concerned-
(a) that wages are not unreasonably low; or
(b) that there exists adequate machinery for regulating the wages or other conditions of employment of those workers, and that there is no reason to believe that the machinery is likely to cease to exist or cease to be adequate for that purpose, the commission shall report to the Minister accordingly and may include in its report any suggestions which it may think fit to make as to the improvement of that machinery.
(2) Where any such suggestions are so included, the Minister may take such steps as appear to him to be expedient and practicable to secure the improvements in question.
(3) If the commission is of opinion with respect to the workers with whom it is concerned that-
(a) wages are unreasonably low; or
(b) adequate machinery for regulating the wages or other conditions of employment does not exist; or
(c) existing machinery is likely to cease to exist or cease to be adequate for that purpose, and that as a result reasonable standards of wages or other conditions of employment are not being or will not be maintained, the commission may make a report to the Minister accordingly and may include in its report a recommendation (in this Act referred to as "an industrial wages board recommendation") for the establishment of an industrial wages board in respect of those workers and their employers.
(4) Where the Minister receives an industrial wages board recommendation, he may, subject to this Act, if he thinks fit, make an industrial wages board order giving effect to the recommendation.