The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2006

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/2001

2006 No. 2001

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made 20th July 2006

Coming into force 1st October 2006

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 51(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act 19981and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(3), 2, 3 and 51 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 makes the following Regulations:–

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st October 2006 immediately after the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 20062come into force.

S-2 Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999

Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999

2.—(1) The National Minimum Wage Regulations 19993are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 11 (the rate of the national minimum wage), for “£5.05” substitute “£5.35”.

(3) In regulation 13 (workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—

(a)

(a) in paragraph (1), for “£4.25” substitute “£4.45”;

(b)

(b) in paragraph (1A), for “£3.00” substitute “£3.30”; and

(c)

(c) in paragraph (7), for “Paragraph (1) does” substitute “Paragraphs (1) and (1A) do”.

(4) In regulation 36(1) (amount permitted to be taken into account where living accommodation is provided), for “£3.90” substitute “£4.15”.

S-3 Revocation Provision

Revocation Provision

3. The following provisions of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 20054are revoked—

(a) regulation 2;

(b) regulation 4(a); and

(c) regulation 5.

Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations

Department of Trade and Industry

20th July 2006

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 and come into force on 1st October 2006 immediately after the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. They increase the principal rate of the national minimum wage from £5.05 to £5.35 per hour. They also increase the rate to be paid to workers aged between 18 and 21 from £4.25 to £4.45 per hour and the rate to be paid to workers aged below 18 who have ceased to be of compulsory school age from £3.00 to £3.30 per hour.

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