I, IAN ANTHONY MACUN, Director: Collective Bargaining, duly authorized by the Minister of Labour, hereby, in terms of section 32(6) (a) (i) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, extend the periods fixed in Government Notices No R.587 of 27 July 2012, R.55 of 1 February 2013, R.445 of 28 June 2013, R.935 and R.936 of 6 December 2013, R.479 of 20 June 2014, R.995 of 12 December 2014,R.245 of 27 March 2015, R564 and R.565 of 3 July 2015, R.915 of 2 October 2015, R.707 of 10 June 2016, R.964 of 26 August 2016 and R.1267 of 14 October 2016 by a further period ending 30 June 2018.