Exclusions

45Prisoners

(1)

A prisoner does not qualify for the national minimum wage in respect of any work which he does in pursuance of prison rules.

(2)

In this section—

“prisoner” means a person detained in, or on temporary release from, a prison;

“prison” includes any other institution to which prison rules apply;

“prison rules” means—

(a)

in relation to England and Wales, rules made under section 47 of the M1Prison Act 1952;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, rules made under section 39 of the M2Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; and

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, rules made under section 13 of the M3Prison Act Northern Ireland) 1953.