This agreement is applicable in the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry throughout the Republic of South Africa and binds
| (a) | all employers in the civil engineering industry that are members of the employers' organisations that are party to this agreement; |
| (b) | all employees in the bargaining unit, employed in the civil engineering industry, who are members of the trade union that is party to this agreement; |
| (c) | apprentices or learners in the civil engineering industry, but only to the extent to which it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 or any contract entered into or any conditions fixed hereunder; |
| (d) | trainees under training in terms of section 19 of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, but only in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act or any conditions fixed there under; and |
| (e) | in the event that this agreement is extended lo non-parties in terms of section 32 of the Act, to all employees and all employers in the civil engineering industry. |
