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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348279030",
  "legislation_title": "The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 51(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nTERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nMade ***\nComing into force 1st April 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(3), 2(1), (2)(d) and (5), 3(2)(b) and 51(1)(a) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”).\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 51(5) of the 1998 Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1998 c. 39; section 3(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/583 and amended by S.I. 2007/2042. The reference in section 1(3) to “prescribe” means prescribe by regulations: see section 55(1)."
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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