(1) Where -

(a) the parties agree to adopt the Standard Rules set out in Schedule 1 and the procedures for the election of employees' representatives set out in Schedule 2,

(b) the employer refuses to enter into negotiations within 3 months of receiving the written request from employees as provided for under section 7(1) or of the date of receipt of notification by the employer under section 7(3)(c), or

(c) the parties to the negotiations cannot agree to the establishment of an information and consultation arrangement within the time limit specified in section 7(6) and section 7(7),

the Standard Rules shall apply to the undertaking and an Information and Consultation Forum shall be established.

(2) Subject to section 14(4) and (5), where the Standard Rules apply to an undertaking, the employer shall as soon as practicable, but not later than 6 months after they first become applicable, comply with the requirements of the Standard Rules.