Section 45 Prisoners.

A prisoner does not qualify for the national minimum wage in respect of any work which he does in pursuance of prison rules.

In this section—

• “prisoner” means a person detained in, or on temporary release from, a prison;

• “prison” includes any other institution to which prison rules apply;

• “prison rules” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, rules made under section 47 of the M1Prison Act 1952;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, rules made under section 39 of the M2Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to Northern Ireland, rules made under section 13 of the M3Prison Act Northern Ireland) 1953.