SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Amendments relating to remuneration etc of agricultural workers
F1Part I The Agricultural Wages Act 1948
Information obtained by national minimum wage officers
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After section 15 there shall be inserted—
15AInformation obtained by national minimum wage officers.
1
This section applies to information which has been obtained by an officer acting for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998
2
This section does not apply to any information to the extent that the information relates to—
a
any failure to allow holidays directed to be allowed by an order under section 3 of this Act; or
b
any terms and conditions of employment fixed by such an order by virtue of subsection (1)(c) of that section.
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Information to which this section applies may, with the authority of the Secretary of State, be supplied to the relevant Minister for use for any purpose relating to this Act.
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Information supplied under subsection (3) of this section shall not be supplied by the recipient to any other person or body unless—
a
it could be supplied to that person or body under that subsection; or
b
it is supplied for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings relating to this Act;
and shall not be supplied in those circumstances without the authority of the Secretary of State.
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This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied or used apart from this section.
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In this section “the relevant Minister” means—
a
in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and
b
in relation to Wales, the Minister of the Crown with the function of appointing officers under section 12 of this Act in relation to Wales.
Sch. 2 Pt. I repealed (25.6.2013 for the purpose of the repeal of Sch. 2 para. 2, 1.10.2013 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 20 para. 2; S.I. 2013/1455, arts. 2(c), 3(b), Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (with art. 4(2)(4))