23A. Qualification of President and Chairman of Industrial Court.
(1) A person is qualified for appointment as President under section 21 (a) and as Chairman under section 23 (2) if, for the seven years preceding his appointment, he has been an advocate and solicitor within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 1976 or a member of the judicial and legal service of the Federation or of the legal service of a State, or sometimes one and sometimes another.
(2) Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, is a President appointed under section 21 (1) (a) or a Chairman appointed under section 23 (2) but is disqualified from being a President or Chairman by virtue of this section, may continue to remain as President or Chairman until the expiry of his term of appointment.