[Part II Voluntary Recognition]

[Part II Voluntary Recognition]

[Agreements for recognition

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(1)     This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule.

(2)     An agreement is an agreement for recognition if the following conditions are fulfilled in relation to it—

(a)     the agreement is made in the permitted period between a union (or unions) and an employer in consequence of a request made under paragraph 4 and valid within the terms of paragraphs 5 to 9;

(b)     under the agreement the union is (or unions are) recognised as entitled to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of a group or groups of workers employed by the employer;

(c)     if sub-paragraph (5) applies to the agreement, it is satisfied.

(3)     The permitted period is the period which begins with the day on which the employer receives the request and ends when the first of the following occurs—

(a)     the union withdraws (or unions withdraw) the request;

(b)     the union withdraws (or unions withdraw) any application under paragraph 11 or 12 made in consequence of the request;

(c)     the CAC gives notice of a decision under paragraph 14(7) which precludes it from accepting such an application under paragraph 11 or 12;

(d)

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