Article 4A F1
To the extent provided for by paragraph (2) an employer is excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act if—
either—
the employee F2... produces to the employer a document described in F3paragraph 1A, F41AA, 1B or 2 of part 2 of list B in the Schedule to this Order and the employer obtains a Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question; or
the employer obtains a Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question; and
the employer complies with the requirements set out in article 6 of this Order.
Subject to article 5 an employer will be excused under this article from paying a penalty under section 15 of the 2006 Act for a period of six months, beginning with the date of the Positive Verification Notice obtained under paragraph (1)(a).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Arts. 4, 4A substituted for art. 4 (16.5.2014) by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Codes of Practice and Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1183), arts. 1(1), 3
- F2
Words in art. 4A(1)(a)(i) omitted (28.1.2019) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Code of Practice and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1340), arts. 1, 2(5)
- F3
Words in art. 4A(1)(a)(i) substituted (1.7.2021) by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/689), arts. 1(1), 4(3)
- F4
Word in art. 4A(1)(a)(i) inserted (6.4.2022) by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms), etc., Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/242), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(3)