| (1) | The Minister may at the request of a bargaining council appoint any person as the designated agent of that bargaining council to promote, monitor and enforce compliance with, any collective agreement concluded in that bargaining council. |
[Section 33(1) substituted by section 6(a) of Act No. 12 of 2002]
| (1A) | A designated agent may— |
| (a) | secure compliance with the council"s collective agreements by— |
| (i) | publicising the contents of the agreements; |
| (ii) | conducting inspections; |
| (iii) | investigating complaints; or |
| (iv) | any other means the council may adopt; and |
| (b) | perform any other functions that are conferred or imposed on the agent by the council. |
[Section 33(1A) inserted by section 6(b) of Act No. 12 of 2002]
| (2) | A bargaining council must provide each designated agent with a certificate signed by the secretary of the bargaining council stating that the agent has been appointed in terms of this Act as a designated agent of that bargaining council. |
| (3) | Within the registered scope of the bargaining council, a designated agent of the bargaining council has all the powers set out in Schedule 10. |
[Section 33(3) substituted by section 6(c) of Act No. 12 of 2002]
| (4) | The bargaining council may cancel the certificate provided to a designated agent in terms of subsection (2) and the agent then ceases to be a designated agent of the bargaining council and must immediately surrender the certificate to the secretary of the bargaining council. |
