The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/685
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999.

(2) In this Order–

“the 1998 Act ” means the National Minimum Wage Act 1998;

“the 1948 Act ” means the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 ;

“the 1949 Act ” means the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 .

Section 2 Commencement

The provisions of the 1998 Act specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

(1) Neither the amendments made to the 1948 Act by Schedule 2 to the 1998 Act, nor the repeals relating to the 1948 Act contained in Schedule 3 to the 1998 Act, shall have effect in respect of work done before 1st April 1999.

(2) Neither the amendments made to the 1949 Act by Schedule 2 to the 1998 Act, nor the repeals relating to the 1949 Act contained in Schedule 3 to the 1998 Act, shall have effect in respect of work done before 1st April 1999.

(3) The amendments made to the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 by Schedule 2 to the 1998 Act shall not have effect in respect of work done before 1st April 1999.