S.L. 452.112 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 452.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:-"Act" means the Employment and Industrial Relations Act;

"the Director" shall mean the Director of Industrial and Employment Relations in terms of the Act and shall include any officer or officers deputed by him for the purpose of these regulations; and

"union" means a single trade union registered in terms of the Act:

Provided that for the purposes of these regulations, a ‘union’ shall also mean more than one union who act jointly:

Provided further that unions which acquire joint recognition in terms of these regulations shall, whilst such recognition remains, negotiate collectively jointly and not register separate disputes on collective issues with the employer but may only register a joint dispute with the employer and shall not order any industrial action on a separate basis and any action taken separately on a collective matter shall be null and void.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), terms and expressions used in these regulations shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning assigned to them in the Act.