# Wages Councils Act 1979, Paragraph 1


The repeals effected by this Act shall not affect any right of a worker to recover sums from his employer on account of the payment to the worker of remuneration less than the statutory minimum remuneration, or the power of an officer of the Secretary of State to institute on behalf of and in the name of the worker civil proceedings for the enforcement of that right or the power of the court in such proceedings to make an order for the payment of costs by the officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/12/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wages-councils-act-1979/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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