# The Illegal Working Compliance Orders Regulations 2016, Regulation 5: Right to work checks: Positive Verification Notice

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A relevant person must—
(a) obtain a Positive Verification Notice in respect of the employee (subject to paragraph (2)); and
(b) comply, if applicable, with the requirement in regulation 6(2).
(2) A relevant person does not comply with this regulation if a period of more than six months has elapsed beginning with the date the Positive Verification Notice was obtained under paragraph (1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1058/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/illegal-working-compliance-orders-regulations-2016/regulation-5
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