5 The first regulations: referral to the Low Pay Commission
National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (1998 c 39) | Legislation

The Low Pay Commission

5  The first regulations: referral to the Low Pay Commission

(1)     Before making the first regulations under section 1(3) or (4) or 2 above, the Secretary of State shall refer the matters specified in subsection (2) below to the Low Pay Commission for their consideration.

(2)     Those matters are—

(a)     what single hourly rate should be prescribed under section 1(3) above as the national minimum wage;

(b)     what period or periods should be prescribed under section 1(4) above;

(c)     what method or methods should

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