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Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties

Directors and Officers also bound by 425 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 161 duties
Companies Act 2006 2006 108 duties
Insolvency Act 1986 1986 72 duties
The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 55 duties
The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 2018 26 duties

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

Browse 35 other Schedules — structural / supplementary

s.002

Amendments relating to remuneration etc of agricultural workers

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The Low Pay Commission

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(1) The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of...

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(1) The Secretary of State may pay the members of...

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The Secretary of State shall provide the Commission with—

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(1) The quorum of the Commission and the arrangements relating...

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(1) The entry set out in sub-paragraph (2) below shall...

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The Agricultural Wages Act 1948 shall be amended in accordance...

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After section 17 there shall be inserted— Relationship between this...

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The Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 shall be amended in...

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(1) Section 3 (power of Scottish Agricultural Wages Board to...

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After section 3 there shall be inserted— Enforcement. (1) The enforcement provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act...

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In section 4 (enforcement of wages and holiday orders) the...

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(1) Section 5 (permits to infirm and incapacitated persons) shall...

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Section 11(1)(a) (invalidity of certain agreements) shall cease to have...

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(1) Section 12 (officers) shall be amended as follows.

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After section 15 there shall be inserted— Information obtained by...

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(1) Section 17 (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

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(1) Section 3 (power of Agricultural Wages Board to fix...

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After section 17 there shall be inserted— Relationship between this...

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The Agricultural Wages (Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 shall be...

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(1) Article 2 (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

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After Article 2 there shall be inserted— Relationship between this...

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(1) Article 4 (power of Agricultural Wages Board for Northern...

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(1) Article 6 (permits exempting, in certain cases, payment of...

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After Article 8 there shall be inserted— Enforcement. (1) The enforcement provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act...

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After Article 11 there shall be inserted— Information obtained by...

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After section 3 there shall be inserted— Enforcement. (1) The enforcement provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act...

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(1) In section 4 (enforcement of wages and holidays orders)...

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(1) Section 5 (permits to incapacitated persons) shall be amended...

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Section 11(1)(a) (invalidity of certain agreements) shall cease to have...

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(1) Section 12 (officers) shall be amended as follows.

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After section 15 there shall be inserted— Information obtained by...

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(1) Section 17 (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

s.sch003

Repeals and revocations

s.001

Workers to be paid at least the national minimum wage.

Pay workers at least the national minimum wage Employer

s.017

Non-compliance: worker entitled to additional remuneration.

Pay additional remuneration for National Minimum Wage underpayments Employer

s.024

Enforcement of the right.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Tribunal must determine complaints and award compensation for detriments Tribunal / Court

s.031

Offences.

Unlimited fine

Fail to pay National Minimum Wage or keep proper records Employer
Fail to pay the national minimum wage Employer

s.032

Offences by bodies corporate etc.

Unlimited fine

Personal liability for company Minimum Wage offences Director or Officer

Browse 71 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.002

Determination of hourly rate of remuneration.

s.003

Exclusion of, and modifications for, certain classes of person.

s.004

Power to add to the persons to whom section 3 applies.

s.005

The first regulations: referral to the Low Pay Commission.

s.006

Referral of matters to the Low Pay Commission at any time.

s.007

Referrals to, and reports of, the Low Pay Commission: supplementary.

s.008

The Low Pay Commission.

s.009

Duty of employers to keep records.

s.010

Worker’s right of access to records.

s.011

Failure of employer to allow access to records.

s.011

Extension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings

s.012

Employer to provide worker with national minimum wage statement.

s.013

Appointment of officers.

s.014

Powers of officers.

s.015

Information obtained by officers.

s.016

Information obtained by agricultural wages officers.

s.016

Disclosure of information by officers

s.018

Enforcement in the case of special classes of worker.

s.019

Notices of underpayment: arrears

s.019

Notices of underpayment: financial penalty

s.019

Suspension of financial penalty

s.019

Notices of underpayment: appeals

s.019

Non-compliance with notice of underpayment: recovery of arrears

s.019

Non-compliance with notice of underpayment: recovery of penalty

s.019

Withdrawal of notice of underpayment

s.019

Replacement notice of underpayment

s.019

Effect of replacement notice of underpayment

s.020

Non-compliance: power of officer to sue on behalf of worker.

s.021

Financial penalty for non-compliance.

s.022

Appeals against penalty notices.

s.022

Withdrawal of enforcement notice

s.022

Replacement of enforcement notice

s.022

Effect of replacement on penalties where section 22A(3) not applied

s.022

Effect of replacement on appeals and civil proceedings where section 22A(3) not applied

s.022

Withdrawal of penalty notice

s.022

Replacement of penalty notice with notice imposing lower penalty

s.023

The right not to suffer detriment.

s.025

Right of employee not to be unfairly dismissed: Great Britain.

s.026

Right of employee not to be unfairly dismissed: Northern Ireland.

s.027

Tribunal hearings etc by chairman alone.

s.028

Reversal of burden of proof.

s.029

Appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

s.030

Conciliation.

s.033

Proceedings for offences.

s.034

Agency workers who are not otherwise “workers”.

s.035

Home workers who are not otherwise “workers”.

s.036

Crown employment.

s.037

Armed forces.

s.037

Cadet Force Adult Volunteers

s.038

House of Lords staff.

s.039

House of Commons staff.

s.040

Mariners.

s.041

Power to apply Act to individuals who are not otherwise “workers”.

s.042

Power to apply Act to offshore employment.

s.043

Share fishermen.

s.044

Voluntary workers.

s.044

Religious and other communities: resident workers.

s.045

Prisoners.

s.045

Persons discharging fines by unpaid work

s.045

Immigration: detained persons

s.046

Relationship of this Act and agricultural wages legislation.

s.047

Amendments relating to remuneration etc of agricultural workers.

s.048

Application of Act to superior employers.

s.049

Restrictions on contracting out.

s.050

Publicity.

s.051

Regulations and orders.

s.052

Expenses.

s.053

Repeals and revocations.

s.054

Meaning of “worker”, “employee” etc.

s.055

Interpretation.

s.056

Short title, commencement and extent.

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Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

Keep the right employment records (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Tips, gratuities, service charges and troncs (opens in a new tab) from HMRC Publication
ACAS: employing someone for the first time (opens in a new tab) from ACAS Detailed Guidance
GOV.UK: employing someone to work in your home (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Setting up PAYE (opens in a new tab) from HMRC Detailed Guidance
The Pensions Regulator guidance (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Tips, gratuities, service charges and troncs (opens in a new tab) Publication
National Minimum Wage: employer guidance (opens in a new tab) Publication
Calculating the National Minimum Wage (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Acas NMW guidance (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
... and 17 more

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

HMRC

Primary

HM Revenue & Customs

Tax collection, customs duties, national insurance, tax credits, and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage. Regulates all UK businesses for tax compliance …

Fair Work Agency

Unified labour market enforcement body for Great Britain. Takes over National Minimum Wage enforcement from HMRC, enforces statutory sick pay and holiday …

Connected legislation

1 statutory instrument

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

Secondary legislation (1)

National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 2015

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