45.     Right to join union

          (1) Every public officer shall have the right to belong to a trade union of his or her choice for the purpose of collective bargaining.

          (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no member of management shall be represented by a negotiating body in respect of matters bearing upon relations between his or her employer and those employees thereof or therein who are members of management unless the negotiating body represents only members of management and no other employees.

          (3) An employee who is eligible for the membership of a trade union shall not be prevented (except by the trade union itself acting in accordance with its rules) from becoming or remaining a member of the union.

          (4) In this section, member of management has the meaning assigned to it under the Trade Unions and Employers' Organizations Act.

46.     Recognition of public officers' unions

          A trade union which is representative of one third of the employees of the employer engaged in the same trade as members of the same union, may apply to the Director for recognition for purposes of collective bargaining.