Loss of certificateE+W+S
152(1)This paragraph applies if—E+W+S
(a)only one union is a party, and
(b)under section 7 the Certification Officer withdraws the union’s certificate of independence.
(2)This paragraph also applies if—
(a)more than one union is a party, and
(b)under section 7 the Certification Officer withdraws the certificate of independence of each union (whether different certificates are withdrawn on the same or on different days).
(3)Sub-paragraph (4) shall apply on the day after—
(a)the day on which the Certification Officer informs the union (or unions) of the withdrawal (or withdrawals), or
(b)if there is more than one union, and he informs them on different days, the last of those days.
(4)The bargaining arrangements shall cease to have effect; and the parties shall be taken to agree that the union is (or unions are) recognised as entitled to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of the bargaining unit concerned.