(1) The Court shall not investigate a trade dispute unless -

(a) subject to subsection (3), it receives a report from the Commission stating that the Commission is satisfied that no further efforts on its part will advance the resolution of the dispute, and

(b) the parties to the dispute have requested the Court to investigate the dispute.

(2) The report referred to in subsection (1)(a) shall include information on the issues in dispute, the attempts made to resolve the dispute and any other information which the Commission considers of assistance to the Court.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a), the Court may investigate a dispute if -

(a) the Chairman of the Commission (or any member or officer of the Commission authorised by him) notifies the Court that in the circumstances specified in the notice the Commission waives its function of conciliation in the dispute, and

(b) the parties to the dispute have requested the Court to investigate the dispute.