- Draft legislation
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2012
You are here:
- UK Draft Statutory Instruments
- ISBN 978-0-11-152573-9
- Explanatory Note
What Version
Opening Options
More Resources
Status:
Point in time view as at 01/10/2012.
Draft Legislation:
This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2012 No. 2397
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (the “Principal Regulations”). The Regulations come into force on 1st October 2012.
Regulation 2(2) increases the principal rate of the national minimum wage from £6.08 to £6.19 per hour (regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations).
Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 12(5A)(a) of the Principal Regulations and paragraph (4)(b) amends regulation 13(6)(b)(i) of the Principal Regulations to provide that a worker participating in a Government scheme in England known as Intermediate Level Apprenticeships or Advanced Level Apprenticeships is entitled to the national minimum wage at the applicable rate.
Regulation 2(4)(a) increases the rate paid to apprentices within the first 12 months of their employment or engagement under Government arrangements specified in regulation 13(6)(b) of the Principal Regulations or who have not attained the age of 19 from £2.60 to £2.65 per hour (regulation 13(3) of the Principal Regulations).
Regulation 2(5) amends regulations 33(e) and 35(f) of the Principal Regulations to make clear that those provisions apply to deductions and payments, respectively, in respect of the provision of living accommodation which is exempted from regulation 31(1)(i) of the Principal Regulations by regulation 31(6).
Regulation 2(6) increases the accommodation amount which is applicable where an employer provides a worker with living accommodation from £4.73 to £4.82 for each day that accommodation is provided (regulation 36(1) of the Principal Regulations).
Regulation 3 amends regulation 11(3) of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 to delete the reference to an amending instrument, the relevant parts of which are superseded by amendments to the Principal Regulations in this instrument.
Regulation 4 provides that regulation 2(2), (4)(a) and (6) do not apply in relation to any pay reference period beginning before 1st October 2012.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Explanatory Note only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Draft Explanatory Memorandum
Draft Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Draft Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Draft Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessments generally accompany all UK Government interventions of a regulatory nature that affect the private sector, civil society organisations and public services. They apply regardless of whether the regulation originates from a domestic or international source and can accompany primary (Acts etc) and secondary legislation (SIs). An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand:
- Why the government is proposing to intervene;
- The main options the government is considering, and which one is preferred;
- How and to what extent new policies may impact on them; and,
- The estimated costs and benefits of proposed measures.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.