Sch 9 para 11
(1) It is not an age contravention for a person to pay a young worker (A) at a lower rate than that at which the person pays an older worker (B) if— (a) the hourly rate for the national minimum wage for a person of A's age is lower than that for a person of B's age, and (b) the rate at which A is paid is below the single hourly rate. (2) A young worker is a person who qualifies for the national minimum wage at a lower rate than the single hourly rate; and an older worker is a person who qualifies for the national minimum wage at a higher rate than that at which the young worker qualifies for it. (3) The single hourly rate is the rate prescribed under section 1(3) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.