Statement by H.E. Augusto Santos Silva, Minister for Foreign Affairs

This Act may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Act 2003.

This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

The amendment made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment amended.

But, notwithstanding section 20(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (construction of references to other enactments), the reference in section 1 to section 19 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) shall be taken not to include a reference to that section as applied by section 3A of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 30).

This Act extends to Northern Ireland.