Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 953
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
Made
21st September 2016
Coming into force
1st October 2016
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 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 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2016.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015
2. —(1)The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015( 3 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4A(1) (workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—
(a) for “£6.70” substitute “£6.95”;
(b) for “£5.30” substitute “£5.55”;
(c) for “£3.87” substitute “£4.00”; and
(d) for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”.
(3) In regulation 16(1) (amount for provision of living accommodation) for “£5.35” substitute “£6.00”.
Margot James
Minister for Small Business, Consumer, and Corporate Responsibility
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
21st September 2016
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. 2015/621 ; amending instruments are S.I. 2015/1724 and S.I. 2016/68 .