Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 7th March 2014.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“The Act” means the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004;
“the Authority” means the Gangmasters Licensing Authority;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“the Education Orders” have the same meaning as in Article 2 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(1);
“licence” means a licence granted by the Authority under section 7(1) of the Act authorising a person to act as a gangmaster.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Circumstances in which a licence is not required
3. A person does not require a licence to act as a gangmaster under section 6(1) of the Act in the circumstances specified in the Schedule.
4. The Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 are revoked.
Sealed with the official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 5th February 2014
Colette McMaster
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development