Bombay Industrial Relations Act (extended to Gujarat), 1946
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act, the [State] Government may, by an order notified in the Official Gazette, refer to a Wage Board for decision any industrial matter or industrial dispute regarding items numbered, 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10 in Schedule II, and such other industrial matters or disputes as may be prescribed. (2) The order of reference under sub-section (1) shall specify which employers and employees (including representative of employees if any and association of employers, if any) shall be parties to the proceedings before the Wage Board.