National Minimum Wage Act 1998

45 Prisoners. U.K.

(1) A prisoner does not qualify for the national minimum wage in respect of any work which he does in pursuance of prison rules.

(2) In this section—

• “prisoner” means a person detained in, or on temporary release from, a prison;

• “prison” includes any other institution to which prison rules apply;

• “prison rules” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England and Wales, rules made under section 47 of the M1 Prison Act 1952;

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, rules made under section 39 of the M2 Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; and

  (c)

  in relation to Northern Ireland, rules made under section 13 of the M3 Prison Act Northern Ireland) 1953.

Marginal Citations

M1 1952 c. 52.

M2 1989 c. 45.

M3 1953 c. 18 (N.I.).