26. Any agreement made under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Electricity Supply (Northern Ireland) Order 1972F1 (machinery for settling terms and conditions of employment) which is effective on the transfer date shall have effect as if—N.I.
(a)the parties to the agreement on the employers' side were the successor companies and not Northern Ireland Electricity; and
(b)each of the parties to the agreement were entitled to withdraw from it on giving the other parties 12 months' notice in writing.