Rule 77 of The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules: Collective agreements

(1) An employer, organization of employers or trade union that has entered into a collective agreement
shall lodge a copy of the agreement with the Cabinet Secretary within fourteen days of its
execution.
(2) The Cabinet Secretary shall furnish the Court with a copy of each collective agreement that has
been lodged pursuant to subrule (1) and may also furnish the Court with such information and
comments as the Cabinet Secretary considers necessary.
(3) Where the Cabinet Secretary objects to the registration of a collective agreement, a copy of the
agreement shall be furnished to the Court accompanied by a statement giving reasons for objection.
(4) The Registrar shall list, with notice to the parties and within thirty days of receipt, the collective
agreement furnished to the Court by the Cabinet Secretary for consideration and registration by a
Judge of the Court.
(5) Upon hearing the parties to a collective agreement or considering the parties' respective written
concurrence, the Court may order the agreement to be registered with or without amendments.
(6) Where the Court considers that the collective agreement should not be registered, the Court may
direct the parties to take appropriate steps.
(7) Where the Court orders the collective agreement to be registered, the Registrar shall draw the
relevant certificate of registration of the agreement for signing by the Judge who made the order.
(8) The Registrar shall maintain a register of collective agreements that have been accepted by the
Court for registration.
(9) A collective agreement shall not take effect until it has been registered by the Court.
(10) A corrigendum or addendum to a collective agreement shall be registered and take effect upon
registration in accordance with this rule.