Amendment of the Working Time Regulations 19982

1

Subject to regulation 3, the Working Time Regulations 19982 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “worker employed in agriculture”, omit the words “the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 or”.

3

In regulation 13(4), after the word “agriculture”, in both places occurring, insert “in Scotland”.

4

In regulation 15(6), after the word “agriculture”, in both places occurring, insert “in Scotland”.

5

In regulation 43—

a

for the heading, substitute “Workers employed in agriculture in Scotland”;

b

after “agriculture”, insert “in Scotland”.

6

In Schedule 2—

a

in the heading, after “Agriculture”, insert “in Scotland”;

b

in paragraph 1, after the word “agriculture”, in each place occurring, insert “in Scotland”;

c

in paragraph 2(a)—

i

omit the words “neither section 11 of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 nor”, and

ii

after the words “1949 shall”, insert “not”;

d

in paragraph 3, omit the words “section 3 of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 or”.