Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

KwaZulu Natal

Extension to Non-Parties of the Provident Fund and Mortality Benefit Association Collective Agreement

Chapter lll

16. Objects

Purchase

The objects of the Mortality Benefit Association shall be to provide benefits for a dependant of a member of the Association in the event of the death of such member. For the purposes of this Chapter, "dependant", in relation to a member, shall mean, at the discretion of the Management Committee, any one or more of the following:

(a)	His widow; and /or

(b)	his minor child and /or minor step-child; and /or

(c)	any other person wholly dependant upon such member and who satisfies the Management Committee that he is so dependent; or

(d)	a beneficiary nominated by a member where at the date of nomination there is no dependant : Provided that should a dependant under (a) or (b) be established, the nomination of a beneficiary shall be deemed invalid.

2	The Management Committee's decision as to who the dependants of the deceased member are in terms of this clause shall, subject to the approval of the Council, be final.