Section 5(1).
1The establishment of dock workers' and dock employers' registers; the obligations and rights of registered dock workers and other dock workers who, though not registered, do work which is classified; the obligations and rights of dock employers in relation to dock workers and dock work; the consequences attending any breach of such obligation or, as the case may be, any denial of such rights ; appeal in disciplinary matters (that is to say, such matters as are dealt with in paragraphs 14A to 18 of the 1967 Scheme); termination and suspension of registration.
2Recruitment of dock workers ; regulation of the means by which they are taken into employment and allocated to dock work; termination of employment, and rights and liabilities in respect of it.
3The following matters relating to dock workers and their work—
(a)remuneration, hours of work (including weekly periods of rest and holidays with pay), welfare and training ;
(b)benefits for sickness and injury ;
(c)pension schemes, contributions to such schemes by workers and employers, and pension benefits for widows and dependants.
4The establishment and collection of a levy payable by dock employers (with a maximum rate or maximum rates of levy prescribed by the Scheme), with a view to the provision of finance for the Board and defraying the cost of operating the new Scheme.
5The imposition by the Board on dock employers of a requirement to furnish to the Board, as and when called upon to do so, statistical and other information on such matters as are specified by the Scheme, being information required by the Board for the effective operation of the Scheme.
6Establishment of local boards (for areas to be determined by the Board), with functions delegated to them by the Board and other functions connected with the operation of the Scheme.