66Extension of entitlement of rights specified in section 65 to certain private employers and certain associations

66 Extension of entitlement of rights specified in section 65 to certain private employers and certain associations

(1)  A private employer who is the only employer subject to an award is, subject to the modifications of section 65 specified in subsection (2) , entitled to the rights specified in that section as if he were an organization.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) , section 65 is modified as if –

(a) paragraph (b) were omitted and the following paragraph were substituted:

(b) to be notified of the hearing of an application in respect of an award that is applicable to him;

(b) the reference in paragraph (c) to the members of the organization were a reference to a private employer referred to in section 66 (1) ; and

(c) paragraph (h) were omitted.

(3)  [Section 66 Subsection (3) amended by No. 13 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1997] *[Section 66 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 1991, s. 39 and Sched. 1 ]*An association which is a party to an agreement with the Minister for the time being administering the Health Act 1997 concerning the provision of services for a hospital maintained and operated by or on behalf of the State by health practitioners visiting such a hospital is, subject to –

(a) the modifications of section 65 specified in subsection (4) ; and

(b) the approval of the President –

entitled to the rights specified in that section as if the association were an organization.

(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3) , section 65 is modified as if –

(a) and were omitted and the following paragraphs were substituted: