Statutory Instruments
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 1998( 1 ) and 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:–
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 2006( 2 ) come into force.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999
2. —(1)The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999( 3 ) are 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) in paragraph (1), for “£4.25” substitute “£4.45”;
(b) in paragraph (1A), for “£3.00” substitute “£3.30”; and
(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”.
Revocation Provision
3. The following provisions of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2005( 4 ) are 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
S.I. 2006/1031 .
S.I. 1999/584 . Regulation 11of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 was amended, and the amount increased, by S.I. 2000/1989 , S.I. 2001/2763 , S.I. 2002/1999 , S.I. 2003/1923 , S.I. 2004/1930 and S.I. 2005/2019 . Regulation 13(1) was amended, and the amount increased, by S.I. 2000/1411 , S.I. 2001/2763 , S.I. 2002/1999 , S.I. 2003/1923 , S.I. 2004/1930 and S.I. 2005/2019 . Regulation 13(1A) was inserted by S.I 2004/1930 and regulation 13(7) was amended by S.I. 2006/1031 . Regulation 36(1) was substituted by S.I. 2003/1923 and the amount referred to increased by S.I. 2004/1930 and S.I. 2005/2019 . Other amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
S.I. 2005/2019 .