8Provisions as to referees appointed by the Minister of Labour and National Service.
(1)The Minister of Labour and National Service may, with the approval of the Treasury, pay out of moneys provided by Parliament—
(a)to any referee or to the members of any board of referees appointed by him under this Act, such fees and allowances as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine; and
(b)to persons giving evidence before any such referee or board, such allowances as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine.
(2)Nothing in the Arbitration Acts, 1889 to 1934, or the Arbitration Act (Northern Ireland), 1937, shall be construed as applying to any proceedings before a referee or board of referees appointed under this Act by the Minister of Labour and National Service.