48 (1) Subject to subsection (3), where an employee organization has not made a collective agreement within one year after its certification and the Minister of Labour has appointed a conciliation officer or a mediator under this Act, no application for certification of a bargaining agent of, or for a declaration that an employee organization ceases to represent, the members of the bargaining unit to which the certificate applies shall be made until, (a) 30 days have elapsed after the date on the Minister’s notice under subsection 7 (4) that a conciliation officer has made a report to the Minister to the effect that, despite his or her efforts, the terms of a collective agreement have not been settled; or (b) six months have elapsed after the date on the Minister’s notice under subsection 7 (4) that the conciliation officer has made a report to the Minister to the effect that the differences between the parties concerning the terms of a collective agreement have been settled, as the case may be.  2008, c. 15, s. 48 (1). Application where notice given under s. 3 (2) (2) Where notice has been given under subsection 3 (2) and the Minister of Labour has appointed a conciliation officer or a mediator, no application for certification of a bargaining agent of the members of the bargaining unit to which the collective agreement applies and no application for a declaration that the employee organization that was a party to the collective agreement ceases to represent the members of the bargaining unit to which the agreement applies shall be made after the date when the agreement expired or the date when the Minister of Labour appointed a conciliation officer or a mediator, whichever is later, unless following the appointment of a conciliation officer or a mediator, if no collective agreement has been made, (a) 30 days have elapsed after the date on the Minister’s notice under subsection 7 (4) that a conciliation officer has made a report to the Minister to the effect that, despite his or her efforts, the terms of a collective agreement have not been settled; or (b) 12 months have elapsed from the date of the appointment of the conciliation officer or a mediator, whichever is later.  2008, c. 15, s. 48 (2). Application during lawful strike, lock-out (3) Where an employee organization has given notice under subsection 3 (1) and the members of the bargaining unit on whose behalf the employee organization was certified as bargaining agent thereafter engage in a lawful strike or the Council lawfully locks out the members, no application for certification of a bargaining agent of, or for a declaration that the employee organization ceases to represent, the members of the bargaining unit to which the certificate applies shall be made, (a) until six months have elapsed after the strike or lock-out commenced; or (b) until seven months have elapsed after the date on the notice of the Minister of Labour under subsection 7 (4) that a conciliation officer has made a report to the Minister to the effect that, despite his or her efforts, the terms of a collective agreement have not been settled, whichever occurs first.  2008, c. 15, s. 48 (3). Application, voluntary recognition (4) Subsections (1) and (3) apply with necessary modifications to an application for certification made under subsection 29 (3).  2008, c. 15, s. 48 (4). PART VI   Unfair labour practices