Amended Labour Relations Act
34. Amalgamation of bargaining councils
as amended by the
Amendment - Afrikaans Labour Relations Act 1998, Amendment - Labour Relations Act 1996, Amendment - Labour Relations Act 1998, Amendment - Labour Relations Act 2000, and Amendment - Labour Relations Act 2002
Chapter 3 : Collective Bargaining
Part C : Bargaining Councils
34. Amalgamation of bargaining councils
(1) Any
bargaining council may resolve to amalgamate with one or more other
bargaining councils.
(2) The
amalgamating bargaining councils may apply to the registrar for
registration of the amalgamated bargaining council and the registrar
must treat the application as an application in terms of section
29.
(3) If
the registrar has registered the amalgamated bargaining council, the
registrar must cancel the registration of each of the amalgamating
bargaining councils by removing their names from the register of
councils.
(4) The
registration of an amalgamated bargaining council takes effect from the
date that the registrar enters its name in the register of
councils.
(5) When
the registrar has registered an amalgamated bargaining council-
(a) all the
assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the amalgamating
bargaining councils devolve upon and vest in the amalgamated bargaining
council; and
(b) all the collective agreements of the amalgamating bargaining councils, regardless of whether or not they were extended in terms of section 32, remain in force for the duration of those collective agreements, unless amended or terminated by the amalgamated bargaining council.
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