Government Services Resumption Act (S.C. 1989, c. 24)

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Act current to 2013-04-29

Government Services Resumption Act

Assented to 1989-12-15

An Act to provide for the resumption of certain government services

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

2. (1) In this Act,
“bargaining agent”
« agent négociateur »
“bargaining agent” means the Public Service Alliance of Canada;
“conciliation board”
« bureau de conciliation »
“conciliation board” means a board established pursuant to section 8;
“employee”
« fonctionnaire »
“employee” means a person employed in the Public Service who is bound by a group specific agreement;
“employer”
« employeur »
“employer” means Her Majesty in right of Canada as represented by the Treasury Board;
“government services”
« services gouvernementaux »
“government services” means the services provided by that part of the Public Service in which the employees are employed;
“group specific agreement”
« convention particulière »
“group specific agreement” means a collective agreement specified in the schedule;
“master agreement”
« convention cadre »
“master agreement” means the collective agreement between the employer and the bargaining agent that expired on June 30, 1988.
Marginal note:Words and expressions
(2) Unless otherwise provided, words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Public Service Staff Relations Act, except that “chair” wherever it is used in this Act shall mean the Chairman of the Public Service Staff Relations Board.

Footnote ^*3. On the coming into force of this Act,

(a) the employer shall forthwith ensure that government services are resumed; and
(b) every employee shall, when so required, forthwith resume the duties of that employee’s employment.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Act in force on the day immediately after the day on which this Act is assented to (assent date being December 15, 1989), but not before the twelfth hour after the time at which this Act is assented to, see section 16.]