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The Working Time Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/2516 · Made 20 September 2004

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Made 20th September 2004

Laid before Parliament 24th September 2004

Coming into force 1st October 2004

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to measures relating to the organisation of working timef2, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that provision, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68.

f2

S.I. 1997/1174.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments to the Principal Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as The Working Time Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means The Working Time Regulations 1998f1.

2Amendments to the Principal Regulations

After paragraph (6) of regulation 35 (restrictions on contracting out) of the Principal Regulations insert—

“(6A)

A person shall be treated as being a qualified lawyer within paragraph (6)(a) if he is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives employed by a solicitors' practice.”.

Signature

Jacqui Smith,

Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality,,

Department of Trade and Industry

20th September 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend The Working Time Regulations 1998. The effect of the amendments is to extend, with regard to England and Wales, the category of person validly able to give advice in relation to compromise agreements under those Regulations to a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives employed by a solicitors' practice. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared.