# National Minimum Wage Act 1998, Section 45: Prisoners.


(1) A prisoner does not qualify for the national minimum wage in respect of any work which he does in pursuance of prison rules.
(2) 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—
(a)in relation to England and Wales, rules made under section 47 of the Prison Act 1952;
(b)in relation to Scotland, rules made under section 39 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; and
(c)in relation to Northern Ireland, rules made under section 13 of the Prison Act Northern Ireland) 1953.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/39/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-minimum-wage-act-1998/section-45
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