UK Statutory Instrument SI 2009 United Kingdom

The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2009

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Enforced by
Fair Work Agency
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Licence Holder22 Director or Officer1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Licence Holder — also bound by 245 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Obligation to act in a fit and proper manner (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • You and your officers must act in a fit and proper manner at all timesDirector or Officer
s.005 Obligation to provide information (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Notify the Authority when you start work or your details changeLicence Holder
s.006 Inspection of the business (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Allow the Authority to inspect your business at any reasonable timeLicence Holder
s.007 Prohibition on charging fees (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Don't charge workers fees for work-finding servicesLicence Holder
s.008 Restriction on pre-conditions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not tie work-finding services to extra purchases or data consentLicence Holder
s.009 Restriction on detrimental action relating to workers working elsewhere (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Don't penalise workers for leaving or taking another jobLicence Holder
s.010 Restriction on providing workers in industrial disputes (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not introduce or supply workers to cover striking staffLicence Holder
s.011 Restriction on paying workers’ remuneration (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Don't pay supplied workers' wages or arrange payment via connected personsLicence Holder
s.012 Restriction on charges to labour users (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not enforce transfer fees or demand banned charges from labour usersLicence Holder
s.013 Prohibition on withholding payment to workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not withhold or threaten to withhold workers' payLicence Holder
s.014 Notification of charges and terms of offers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Notify workers of fees and terms before offering servicesLicence Holder
s.015 Requirement to agree terms with workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Agree written terms with workers before supplying themLicence Holder
s.016 Requirement to agree terms with labour users (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Agree and document terms with labour users before supplying workersLicence Holder
s.017 Information to be obtained from a labour user (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Obtain required labour user information before supplying workersLicence Holder
s.018 Confirmation to be obtained about a worker (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not supply workers without confirming identity, competence and willingnessLicence Holder
s.019 Steps to be taken for the protection of the worker and the labour user (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Protect workers and labour users: check requirements and act on unsuitabilityLicence Holder
s.020 Provision of information to workers and labour users (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide required information to workers and labour users when supplying workersLicence Holder
s.021 Situations where workers are provided with travel or required to live away from home (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Comply with travel and accommodation rules for supplied workersLicence Holder
s.022 Records relating to workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep detailed records for every worker applicationLicence Holder
s.023 Records relating to labour user (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Record key details for each labour userLicence Holder
s.024 Records relating to dealings with other licence holders (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep records of dealings with other licence holdersLicence Holder
s.025 General provisions relating to records (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep records for at least one year and make them accessible on requestLicence Holder
s.026 Conditions which apply to gathering shellfish (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Appoint a competent supervisor and notify the Coastguard for shellfish gatheringLicence Holder
13 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Meaning of connected person (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Meaning of employee (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Meaning of ‘work-finding services’ (opens in a new tab)
s.art001 Citation and commencement
s.art002 Interpretation
s.art003 Application for a licence
s.art004 Licence conditions
s.art005 Expiry of licences on change of information
s.art006 Fees
s.art007 Civil liability
s.art008 Effect of prohibited or unenforceable terms and recoverability of money
s.art009 Requirements relating to information and notices
s.art010 Revocations

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