The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013

Saving provisions

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding article 2(c), the 2012 Order continues in force until 1st October 2013.

(2) Nothing in this Order affects—

(a) any right or liability accrued or incurred under the provisions of the 2012 Order or any previous Order; or

(b) the validity of anything done under the provisions of the 2012 Order or any previous Order,

and the provisions of the 2012 Order and any previous Order are to be treated as continuing in force for the purposes of continuing the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) under any such Order and for the purposes of enforcing any such accrued right or determining any such liability incurred.

(3) Notwithstanding article 3(a), the amendment of section 28 of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976(1) commenced by that article does not apply in respect of any application for advice under that section made before 1st October 2013.

(4) Notwithstanding article 3(b), the sections of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948(2) specified in Schedule 3 to this Order continue in force on and after 1st October 2013 in relation to a worker employed in agriculture before that date.

(5) In this article—

“the 2012 Order” means the Agricultural Wages (England and Wales) Order 2012(3);

“previous Order” means an order revoked by article 70 of the 2012 Order.

(1)

1976 c. 80.

(2)

1948 c. 47 (11 & 12 Geo 6).

(3)

A copy of this Order and related guidance can be obtained from the following hyperlink, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-wages-order-2012-and-guidance, or from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on request in writing to the Agricultural Wages Team, Area 3A, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.