# The Agency Workers Regulations 2010, Regulation 4: The meaning of temporary work agency

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In these Regulations “temporary work agency” means a person engaged in the economic activity, public or private, whether or not operating for profit, and whether or not carrying on such activity in conjunction with others, of—
(a) supplying individuals to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of hirers; or
(b) paying for, or receiving or forwarding payment for, the services of individuals who are supplied to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of hirers.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b) a person is not a temporary work agency if the person is engaged in the economic activity of paying for, or receiving or forwarding payments for, the services of individuals regardless of whether the individuals are supplied to work for hirers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/93/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agency-workers-regulations-2010/regulation-4
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