Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Schedules

Schedule 2 : Nomination and Appointment of Members to Tripartite Institutions

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The Minister must make the regulations referred to in sections 42(2) and 45(2) in a manner that ensures that—

(a)members appointed to represent employees are either—
(i)all nominated by agreement between registered trade unions representing at least 75% of employees belonging to such trade unions in the mining industry; or
(ii)failing agreement in terms of subparagraph (i)—
(aa)at least half are persons nominated by a registered trade union or unions representing the majority of employees belonging to such trade unions in the mining industry; and
(bb)the rest are persons nominated by registered trade unions and appointed in accordance with the significance of the trade unions concerned; and
(b)members appointed to represent employers are either—
(i)all nominated by agreement between employers' organisations whose members employ at least 75% of employees in the mining industry; or
(ii)failing agreement in terms of subparagraph (i)—
(aa)at least half are persons nominated by an employers' organisation or organisations whose members employ the majority of the employees in the mining industry; and
(bb)the rest are persons nominated by employees' organisations and appointed in accordance with the significance of the organisations concerned.