Any terms used in this Agreement which are defined in the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 or the Main Agreement for the Motor Industry, shall have the same meaning as in the Act and/or Main Agreement; any reference to an Act and/or Main Agreement shall include any amendments thereto, and unless the contrary intention appears, words purporting the masculine gender shall include females, and vice versa; further, unless inconsistent with the text—

"Act"

means the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995); as amended from time to time.

"apprentice"

means an employee undergoing training in terms of a written contract of apprenticeship registered or deemed to have been registered under the Manpower Training Act, 1981, and includes a minor employed on probation in terms of that Act as well as a learner in terms of Chapter IV of the Skills Development Act, Act No. 97 of 1998; and shall have a meaning corresponding with "learner".

"Council"

means the Motor Industry Bargaining Council - MIBCO, registered in terms of section 29 of the Act;

"female member"

means a female employee who is a member of the trade union or a voluntary member and who is employed by an employer who is a member of the employers' organisation which is a party to this agreement;

"Fund"

means the Motor Industry Sick, Accident and Maternity Pay Fund established in terms of this Agreement;

"Main Agreement"

means the collective Agreement in which wages and other conditions of service are prescribed for employees in the Motor Industry;

"member"

means any employee registered as a member of the Fund in terms of clause 5 of this Agreement and in respect of whom contributions are made to the Fund;

"MISA member"

means a member of MISA who is a member of the Fund, and who is also employed by an RMI employer;

"Motor Industry"

means the Motor Industry as defined in the Main Agreement from time to time;

"MSSC"

means the MIBCO Shared Services Centre;

"RMI - employee Benefit Fund Account"

means an interest bearing bank account opened by MISA pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and which will be used to disburse administration costs, and death and funeral benefits to qualifying members;

"RMI employee"

means an employee employed by a member of the RMI;

"RMI member"

means an employer in the motor industry who is a member of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation;

"rules"

means the rules of the Fund in force from time to time as prescribed in terms of clause 8 of this Agreement;

"Voluntary member"

means a member as per clause 5(2) of this Agreement;

"week"

means a period of seven consecutive days commencing at midnight on a Sunday.