UK Act of Parliament 2004 United Kingdom

Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004

An Act to make provision for the licensing of activities involving the supply or use of workers in connection with agricultural work, the gathering of wild creatures and wild plants, the harvesting of fish from fish farms, and certain processing and packaging; and for connected purposes.

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Enforced by
Fair Work Agency
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 2 of 7 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 4 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Any Person3

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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s.010 Appeals (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must make appeals regulations for gangmaster licence decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Register of licences (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must maintain the gangmaster licence register and allow public inspectionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Offences: acting as a gangmaster, being in possession of false documents etc (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Act as unlicensed gangmaster or possess false licence documentsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.013 Offences: entering into arrangements with gangmasters (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Use an unlicensed gangmaster to supply workersAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.018 Obstruction of officers (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Obstruct enforcement officer or give false infoAny Person
s.019 Information relating to gangmasters (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Keep HMRC/Customs information confidentialStatutory regulator
s.025 Regulations, rules and orders (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must get Parliament's approval before extending the Act's scopeCrown / Minister / Government department
24 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Directions (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Work to which this Act applies (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Acting as a gangmaster (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Territorial scope of application (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Prohibition of unlicensed activities (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Grant of licence (opens in a new tab)
s.008 General power of Authority to make rules (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Modification, revocation or transfer of licence (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Offences: supplementary provisions (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Enforcement and compliance officers (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Powers of officers (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Entry by warrant (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Application of Act to bodies corporate (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Application of Act to unincorporated associations (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Application of Act to partnerships (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Relationship with other agencies: requests for assistance
s.023 Annual report (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Financial provision (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Meaning of “worker” (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Exclusion of provisions relating to employment agencies and businesses (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Application of Act to Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Commencement and transitional provision (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Short title and extent (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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29 other schedules
s.sch001 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (c....
s.sch001 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c....
s.sch001 In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)...
s.sch001 In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of...
s.sch001 In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...
s.sch001 In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
s.sch002 (1) The following provisions have effect in relation to the...
s.sch002 (1) Rules under section 8 (general power of Authority to...
s.sch002 In section 10 as it applies in relation to decisions...
s.sch002 The Authority shall establish and maintain a separate register of...
s.sch002 In section 13(3) (power to make regulations as to what...
s.sch002 In section 14(1) (additional powers of arrest) the reference to...
s.sch002 (1) The relevant Northern Ireland department may appoint officers (“enforcement...
s.sch002 In section 17 the reference in subsection (1) to information...
s.sch002 (1) Section 19 as it applies in relation to Northern...
s.sch002 Section 22A does not apply in relation to the Authority's...
s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State shall send to the relevant...
s.sch002 In relation to payments to the Authority with respect to...
s.sch002 (1) In section 25(1) (meaning of “prescribed”) as it applies...
s.sch002 (1) References in this Schedule to “work in Northern Ireland”...
s.sch002 In section 27 as it applies in relation to activities...
s.sch002 Before exercising the power under section 29(1) or (3) in...
s.sch002 In relation to persons acting as gangmasters in Northern Ireland...
s.sch002 Before making any regulations under that provision, the relevant Northern...
s.sch002 Before making any regulations under section 1(5) (regulations as to...
s.sch002 In relation to the Authority’s functions in connection with persons...
s.sch002 In section 3(5) (power to make regulations excluding or including...
s.sch002 In section 6(2) (power to specify circumstances in which licence...
s.sch002 The Authority shall grant separate licences in respect of activities...

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