Information sharing
5Employment agencies and national minimum wage: information
1
In the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39), in section 15 (information obtained by officers), after subsection (5A) insert—
5B
Information to which this section applies—
a
may be supplied by, or with the authorisation of, the Secretary of State to an officer acting for the purposes of Part 2 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 for any purpose relating to that Part; and
b
may be used by an officer acting for the purposes of that Part for any purpose relating to that Part.
2
In the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 20), in Article 7B (powers of officers), paragraph (10) is amended as follows—
a
after “this Article” insert “(or pursuant to section 15(5B) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998)”;
b
after sub-paragraph (d) insert
or
e
to an officer acting for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 for any purpose relating to that Act.