S.L. 452.36 Art. 2Field of operation of Wages Council.

There shall be a Paper, Plastics, Chemicals and Petroleum Wages Council which shall operate for all employees in any undertaking or part of an undertaking, the activities of which consist wholly or mainly in any one of the following -

(a) the extraction, preparation, processing, or manufacture of table salt, oils of any kind, fats, margarine and similar products, chemicals (including petroleum) or chemical products but excluding employees working in lime kilns;

(b) the manufacture of paper, packaging, or the manufacture of articles made wholly or mainly of paper, including paper bags and exercise books;

(c) the manufacture of cardboard or articles made wholly or mainly of cardboard including cardboard boxes and containers;

(d) the processing or manufacture of plastics or articles made wholly or mainly of plastics, including polythene bags, plastic baby pants, plastic aprons and other plastic garments, polythene wrapping and plastic insulation material, but excluding -

(i) luggage, brief cases, handbags, shopping bags and other bags of similar nature;

(ii) textiles made from plastic fibres;

(iii) neon signs;

(e) the manufacture of imitation jewellery, including costume jewellery.