Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (the “Principal Regulations”) and come into force on 1st October 2011.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations to add the definitions of “compulsory school age”, “further education course”, “Further Education Institution”, “higher education course” and “Higher Education Institution”. Regulation 3 amends regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations to omit paragraphs (9), (9B) and (9C), where the definitions of “compulsory school age”, “further education course” and “higher education course” appeared previously.

Regulation 4 provides that the living accommodation provisions found in regulations 31, 36 and 37 of the Principal Regulations do not apply to charges or deductions made by Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Institutions in respect of the provision of living accommodation, where the living accommodation is provided to a worker who is enrolled on a full-time higher education course or a full-time further education course with that Higher Education Institution or Further Education Institution (regulation 31(6) of the Principal Regulations).

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.