1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st October 2002.
2 In these Regulations, “the principal regulations” means the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999.
S.I.1999/584.

Amendments to the principal regulations
2 In regulation 11 of the principal regulations (the rate of the national minimum wage), for “£4.10” substitute “£4.20”.
Regulation 11 was amended, and the amount increased, by S.I.2000/1989 and S.I.2001/2763.
3 In regulation 13 of the principal regulations (rate for workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “£3.50” substitute “£3.60”, and
Regulation 13(1) was amended, and the amount increased, by S.I.2000/1411 and S.I.2001/2763.
(b) in paragraph (2) , for “£3.50” substitute “£3.60”.
Regulation 13(2) was amended, and the amount increased, by S.I.2001/2763.
4 After regulation 14 of the principal regulations insert—

“14A Determining the applicable national minimum rate
The hourly rate at which a worker is entitled to be remunerated in respect of his work in any pay reference period is the rate, prescribed by regulations, that is in force on the first day of that period.”

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5 Revocation provision
The regulations specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby revoked to the extent specified in the second column thereof.
Alan Johnson, Minister of State for Employment Relations, Industry and the Regions,Department of Trade and Industry 25th July 2002