These Regulations amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1833) in their application to workers employed in agriculture in England and Wales.

Regulation 2 amends the Working Time Regulations 1998 with the effect that the provisions in Schedule 2 for a worker employed in agriculture in relation to the date on which the worker’s leave year begins (regulation 13(4)) and notice of leave year (regulation 15(6)) no longer apply.

Regulation 3 provides a saving in relation to the employment of a worker in agriculture before 1st October 2013 the effect of which is that those same provisions continue to apply on and after that date in relation to that employment.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.