Any expressions used in this Agreement which are defined in the Labour Relations Act, 1995, shall have the same meaning as in that Act and any reference to an Act shall include any amendments to such Act, and unless the contrary intention appears, words importing the masculine gender shall also include the feminine gender and vice versa further, unless inconsistent with the context—

"Act"

means the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995)(as amended);

"Agency Shop Fee"

means the fee set out in clause 5 of this Agreement;

"Basic weekly wage"

means the remuneration accrued weekly in money to an employee in respect of his ordinary hours of work as prescribed in the Council's Main Collective Agreement;

"Council"

means the Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry, KwaZulu-Natal;