2004 No. 2516
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Made 20th September 2004
Laid before Parliament 24th September 2004
Coming into force 1st October 2004

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the organisation of working time, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that provision, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1972 c. 68.
S.I.1997/1174.

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as The Working Time Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004.
2 In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means The Working Time Regulations 1998.
S.I 1998/1833, to which there are amendments which are irrelevant to these Regulations.

2 Amendments to the Principal Regulations
After paragraph (6) of regulation 35 (restrictions on contracting out) of the Principal Regulations insert—

“6A A person shall be treated as being a qualified lawyer within paragraph (6)(a) if he is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives employed by a solicitors' practice.”

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Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality,, Department of Trade and Industry 20th September 2004

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend The Working Time Regulations 1998. The effect of the amendments is to extend, with regard to England and Wales, the category of person validly able to give advice in relation to compromise agreements under those Regulations to a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives employed by a solicitors' practice. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared.