Energy Act 2013

104 Duty not to charge employees for certain things U.K.

(1) It is an offence for an employer to impose a charge, or allow a charge to be imposed, on an employee in respect of anything done or provided in pursuance of a specific requirement imposed by or under any [F1 of the relevant statutory provisions].

(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—

(a) on summary conviction to—

(i) in England and Wales, a fine, or

(ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, a fine not exceeding £20,000;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(3) In this section—

(a) “employer” and “employee” have the same meanings as in Part 1 of the 1974 Act (see section 53(1) of that Act), F2 ...

F2 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 104(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), s. 6(2), Sch. para. 8(a); S.I. 2020/1547, reg. 2(b)

F2 S. 104(3)(b) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), s. 6(2), Sch. para. 8(b); S.I. 2020/1547, reg. 2(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 104 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4