The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 No. 1980 (NI. 12)

SCHEDULES

F1 SCHEDULE 1A N.I. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: RECOGNITION

F1 1999 NI 9

PART V N.I. DERECOGNITION WHERE RECOGNITION AUTOMATIC

Employer's request to end arrangements N.I.

128.—(1) If before the end of the negotiation period the parties agree to end the bargaining arrangements no further steps are to be taken under this Part. N.I.

(2) If no such agreement is made before the end of the negotiation period, the employer may apply to the Court for the holding of a secret ballot to decide whether the bargaining arrangements should be ended.

(3) The negotiation period is the period of 10 working days starting with the day after—

(a) the day on which the union receives the request, or

(b) the last day on which any of the unions receives the request;

or such longer period (so starting) as the parties may from time to time agree.