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Amended Labour Relations Act
56. Admission of parties to council 12
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 F : General Provisions Concerning Councils
56. Admission of parties to council 12
(1) Any
registered trade union or registered employers' organisation may apply
in writing to a council for admission as a party to that council.
(2) The
application must be accompanied by a certified copy of the applicant's
registered constitution and certificate of registration and must
include-
(a) details of
the applicant's membership within the registered scope of the council
and, if the applicant is a registered employers' organisation, the
number of employees that its members employ within that registered
scope;
(b) the
reasons why the applicant ought to be admitted as a party to the
council; and
(c) any
other information on which the applicant relies in support of the
application.
(3) A
council, within 90 days of receiving an application for admission, must
decide whether to grant or refuse an applicant admission, and must
advise the applicant of its decision, failing which the council is
deemed to have refused the applicant admission.
(4) If
the council refuses to admit an applicant it must within 30 days of the
date of the refusal, advise the applicant in writing of its decision
and the reasons for that decision.
(5) The
applicant may apply to the Labour Court for an order admitting it as a
party to the council.
(6) The Labour Court may admit the applicant as a party to the council, adapt the constitution of the council and make any other appropriate order.
11. See flow diagram No. 5 in Schedule 4.
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