# The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1 October 2000, increase the minimum hourly rate of the national minimum wage from £3.60 to £3.70 and make a number of other amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999.
The Regulations contain transitional provisions one of which has the effect that the increased rate applies in relation to pay reference periods beginning on or after 1 October 2000.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the estimated costs and benefits of these Regulations has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament. It is available to the public from Employment Relations 5C, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET and is also available on the DTI website at www.dti.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1989/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-minimum-wage-regulations-1999-amendment-regulations-2000/note
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