# The Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2015

W.S.I. 2015/2001 · made 8 December 2015

This Order makes a consequential modification to the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”).

Made under: Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (Section 16)

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## Introductory text

Agriculture, Wales
Made 8 December 2015
Coming into force 9 December 2015
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 16 of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014, make the following Order.
In accordance with section 17(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

## 1 Title, commencement and application

(1) The title of this Order is the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2015 and it comes into force on 9 December 2015.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

## 2 Modification of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998

Section 46(4) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 is modified as follows—
(a) at the end of paragraph (b) omit “and”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (c) insert—
“; and
(d) the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014.”

## Signature

Rebecca Evans
Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, under the authority of the Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers
8 December 2015

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes a consequential modification to the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”).
Article 2 of this Order amends section 46(4) of the 1998 Act by inserting a reference to the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). The provision ensures that a person cannot be prosecuted under both the 1998 Act and the 2014 Act for an offence arising out of the same conduct.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on the public, private, charity or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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