Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 2485
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
Made
14th September 2014
Coming into force
1st October 2014
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 a 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( 2 ), makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2014.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999
2.The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. —(1) In regulation 11 (the rate of the national minimum wage), for “£6.31” substitute “£6.50”.
(2) In regulation 13 (workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “£5.03” substitute “£5.13”;
(b) in paragraph (2) for “£3.72” substitute “£3.79”;
(c) in paragraph (3) for “£2.68” substitute “£2.73”.
(3) In regulation 36(1) (amount permitted to be taken into account where living accommodation is provided), for “£4.91” substitute “£5.08”.
Jo Swinson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
14th September 2014
Section 3(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/583 and amended by S.I. 2007/2042 ; section 51(6) and (7) was amended by the Employment Act 2008 (c.24) , sections 9(3) and 20 and Schedule, Part 2.
S.I. 1999/584 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/1989 , S.I. 2001/2673 , S.I. 2002/1999 , S.I. 2003/1923 , S.I. 2004/1930 , S.I. 2005/2019 , S.I. 2006/2001 , S.I. 2007/2318 , S.I. 2008/1894 , S.I. 2009/1902 , S.I. 2010/1901 , S.I. 2011/2345 , S.I. 2012/2397 and S.I. 2013/1975 .