Section 104 Duty not to charge employees for certain thingsI1

(1)

It is an offence for an employer to impose a charge, or allow a charge to be imposed, on an employee in respect of anything done or provided in pursuance of a specific requirement imposed by or under any F1of the relevant statutory provisions.

(2)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction to—

(i)

in England and Wales, a fine, or

(ii)

in Scotland or Northern Ireland, a fine not exceeding £20,000;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(3)

In this section—

(a)

“employer” and “employee” have the same meanings as in Part 1 of the 1974 Act (see section 53(1) of that Act), F2...

(b)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 104(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), s. 6(2), Sch. para. 8(a); S.I. 2020/1547, reg. 2(b)
F2: S. 104(3)(b) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), s. 6(2), Sch. para. 8(b); S.I. 2020/1547, reg. 2(b)

Commencement

I1: S. 104 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4