Section 25 of the Act of 1946 is amended -

(a) by deleting the definition of "registered", and

(b) by substituting the following definition for the definition of "registered employment agreement":

"the expression 'registered employment agreement' means -

(a) in the case of an agreement registered before the commencement of Part 2 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012, an employment agreement for the time being registered in the register, and

(b) in the case of an agreement registered after the commencement of Part 2 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012, an employment agreement for the time being registered in the register, the terms of which have been confirmed by order of the Minister under section 27,

and the word 'registered' shall be construed accordingly.".