Effect of certification and recognition

Where a trade union is certified by the Tripartite Body and recognised by the employer or the employers’ organisation pursuant to this Act, (a) the trade union shall be the sole and exclusive for the comprising the bargaining unit for which it is certified and recognised, and shall replace any trade union which previous to the and was the bargaining agent, and shall have exclusive authority to bargain collectively with the employer or employers’ organisation for and on behalf of the employees comprising the bargaining unit, and to bind such employees for so long as such certification remains in force to any collective bargaining agreement concluded with the employers or employers’ (b) any certification previously granted by the Tripartite Body to any other trade union shall thereby stand revoked in respect of the employees comprising the bargaining unit for which the trade union is certified as the (c) any collective bargaining agreement which is currently in force negotiated by a previous trade union for the bargaining unit may, subject to section 37 of this Act, continue in force, and the trade union with current Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, 32 Recognition and Status) certification shall have such rights and enjoy such advantages and benefits and assume such duties and obligations in relation to such agreement as if it were the bargaining agent which negotiated the agreement.