Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 2832
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014
Made
16th October 2014
Coming into force
17th 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 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. 3) Regulations 2014.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999
2. The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 13 (workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—
(a) in paragraph (6)(b)(i) after “Advanced Level Apprenticeships” insert “, or under a Trailblazer Apprenticeship”.
(b) after paragraph (6) insert—
“ (7) In paragraph (6)(b)(i), a “Trailblazer Apprenticeship” is an agreement between an employer and a worker which provides for the worker to perform work for that employer and for the employer, or another person, to provide training in order to assist the worker to achieve the apprenticeship standard in the work done under the agreement.
(8) In paragraph (7), “apprenticeship standard” means the standard published by the Secretary of State in connection with the Government arrangements known as Trailblazer Apprenticeships, which applies as respects the work done under the agreement. ”
Nick Boles
Minister of State for Skills and Equalities
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
16th October 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. 2000/1411 , 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. 2012/297 , S.I. 2012/2397 and S.I. 2013/1975 .