Article 231 Limit on amount payable under Article 227

Northern Ireland

(1)

The total amount payable to an employee in respect of any debt to which this Part applies, where the amount of the debt is referable to a period of time, shall not exceed—

C1(a)

F1£783 in respect of any one week, or

(b)

in respect of a shorter period, an amount bearing the same proportion to £783 as that shorter period bears to a week.

Para. (2) rep. by 1999 NI 9

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sum in art. 231(1)(a)(b) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/57), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. (with art. 4)

Modifications

C1: Art. 231(1)(a)(b): power to amend conferred (1.10.2006) by Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947 (N.I. 16)), arts. 1(3), 16(1)(b); S.R. 2006/344, art. 3(d)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transfered SR 1999/481

Notes on Part XIV

Modifications

C1: Pt. XIV (arts. 227-235) modified (6.4.2006) by Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246), regs. 2(3), 8(4), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with reg. 21(1), Sch. 1 para. 3)
C2: Pt. XIV (arts. 227-235) applied (6.4.2006) by Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), reg. 8(3)(4)