The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/583
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2 Amendment of section 3 of the Act

After subsection (1) of section 3 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 there shall be inserted–

(1A) This section also applies to persons who have attained the age of 26 who are–

(a) within the first six months after the commencement of their employment with an employer by whom they have not previously been employed;

(b) participating in a scheme under which shelter is provided in return for work;

(c) participating in a scheme designed to provide training, work experience or temporary work;

(d) participating in a scheme to assist in the seeking or obtaining of work; or

(e) attending a course of higher education requiring attendance for a period of work experience.