Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, the provisions of any wage regulating measure shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with any provision of this Act or of any notice published or deemed to have been published in terms of section 13 or any directive issued or deemed to have been issued in terms of section 30 and which applies to any employer, apprentice, minor or trainee, or with any provision of a contract of apprenticeship entered into or deemed to have been entered into by any apprentice in accordance with the provisions of this Act and registered or deemed to be registered in terms of section 16(3)(d) or 18(1)(c) or (3), apply in respect of such employer, apprentice, minor or trainee.