to carry out the functions relating to licensing that are conferred on it by this Act,

to ensure the carrying out of such inspections as it considers necessary of persons holding licences under this Act,

to keep under review generally the activities of persons acting as gangmasters,

to supply information held by it to specified persons in accordance with the provisions of this Act,

to keep under review the operation of this Act, and

such other functions as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

as the servant or agent of the Crown, or

as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown,

the status and constitution of the Authority,

the appointment of its members,

the payment of remuneration and allowances to its members, and

such other matters in connection with its establishment and operation as he thinks fit.

agricultural work,

gathering shellfish, and

dairy-farming,

the production for the purposes of any trade, business or other undertaking (whether carried on for profit or not) of consumable produce,

the use of land as grazing, meadow or pasture land,

the use of land as an orchard or as osier land or woodland, and

the use of land for market gardens or nursery grounds.

In paragraph (b) “consumable produce” means produce grown for sale, consumption or other use after severance from the land on which it is grown.

excluding work of a prescribed description from being work to which this Act applies;

including work of F6a prescribed description as being work to which this Act applies.

whether the worker works under a contract with A or is supplied to him by another person,

whether the worker is supplied directly under arrangements between A and B or indirectly under arrangements involving one or more intermediaries,

whether A supplies the worker himself or procures that the worker is supplied,

whether the work is done under the control of A, B or an intermediary,

whether the work done for B is for the purposes of a business carried on by him or in connection with services provided by him to another person.

gathering shellfish;

processing or packaging agricultural produce harvested or gathered as mentioned in paragraph (a).

In this subsection “agricultural produce” means any produce derived from agriculture.

whether the worker works for A (or for another) or on his own account, and

whether or not he works under a contract (with A or another).

in the United Kingdom,

on any portion of the shore or bed of the sea, or of an estuary or tidal river, adjacent to the United Kingdom, whether above or below (or partly above and partly below) the low water mark, or

in UK coastal waters.

prescribe the form and contents of applications for licences and other documents to be filed in connection with applications;

regulate the procedure to be followed in connection with applications and authorise the rectification of procedural irregularities;

prescribe time limits for doing anything required to be done in connection with an application and provide for the extension of any period so prescribed;

prescribe the requirements which must be met before a licence is granted;

provide for the manner in which the meeting of those requirements is to be verified;

allow for the grant of licences on a provisional basis before it is determined whether the requirements for the grant of a licence are met and for the withdrawal of such licences (if appropriate) if it appears that those requirements are not met;

prescribe the form of licences and the information to be contained in them;

require the payment of such fees as may be prescribed or determined in accordance with the rules;

with the consent of the licensee, or

where it appears to him that a condition of the licence or any requirement of this Act has not been complied with.

to refuse an application for a licence,

as to the conditions to which the grant of the licence is subject,

to refuse consent to the transfer of a licence, or

to modify or revoke a licence.

for and in connection with the appointment of a person to hear and determine such appeals (including provision for the payment of remuneration and allowances to such a person), and

as to the procedure to be followed in connection with an appeal.

a relevant document that is false and that he knows or believes to be false,

a relevant document that was improperly obtained and that he knows or believes to have been improperly obtained, or

a relevant document that relates to someone else,

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

In relation to an offence committed before F102 May 2022, for "F11the general limit in a magistrates’ court" in paragraph (a) substitute “ six months ”.

except in Scotland, a document is false only if it is false within the meaning of Part 1 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45) (see section 9(1) of that Act), and

a document was improperly obtained if false information was provided, in or in connection with the application for its issue or an application for its modification, to the person who issued it or (as the case may be) to a person entitled to modify it,

a licence, or

any document issued by the Authority in connection with a licence.

he enters into arrangements under which a person (“the gangmaster”) supplies him with workers or services, and

the gangmaster in supplying the workers or services contravenes section 6 (prohibition of unlicensed activities).

took all reasonable steps to satisfy himself that the gangmaster was acting under the authority of a valid licence, and

did not know, and had no reasonable grounds for suspecting that the gangmaster was not the holder of a valid licence.

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both,

on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), for “51 weeks” in paragraph (a) substitute “ six months ”.

an offence under section 12(1) or (2),

conspiring to commit any such offence,

attempting to commit any such offence,

inciting, aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any such offence.

if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that such an offence has been committed, he may arrest without warrant anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of the offence;

in enforcing the provisions of section 6 (prohibition of unlicensed activities), and

in taking action in circumstances in which it appears that an offence under section 13 (persons entering into arrangements with gangmasters) has been, is being, or may be committed.

the Authority,

any Minister of the Crown or government department,

the National Assembly for Wales,

the Scottish Ministers,

any body performing functions on behalf of the Crown.

to require the production by a relevant person of any records required to be kept by virtue of this Act, to inspect and examine those records, to remove those records from the premises where they are kept and to copy any material part of them,

to require a relevant person to furnish to him (either alone or in the presence of any other person, as the officer thinks fit) an explanation of any such records,

at all reasonable times to enter any relevant premises in order to exercise any power conferred on the officer by virtue of paragraphs (a) to (c).

to produce any such records as are mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection to an officer at such time and place as may be specified in the notice, or

to attend before an officer at such time and place as may be specified in the notice to furnish any such explanation or additional information as is mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) of that subsection.

a person acting as a gangmaster,

a person supplied with workers or services by a person acting as a gangmaster,

any employee or agent of a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b).

that admission to the premises has been refused, or that a refusal is expected, and (in either case) that notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier,

that an application for admission, or the giving of such a notice, would defeat the object of the entry,

that the case is one of extreme urgency, or

that the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent,

take with him when he enters those premises such other persons and such other equipment as he considers necessary,

carry out on those premises such inspections and examinations as he considers necessary for the purpose of ascertaining whether there has been any contravention of section 6, and

take possession of any book, document, data, record (in whatever form it is held) or product which is on the premises and retain it for as long as he considers necessary for that purpose.

the reference to a justice of the peace being satisfied by written information on oath, shall be read as a reference to a sheriff or a justice of the peace being satisfied; and

“the justice” shall be read as a reference to the sheriff, or as the case may be, to the justice.

intentionally obstructs an enforcement officer or compliance officer who is acting in the exercise of his functions under this Act F17or functions conferred by virtue of section 114B of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (application of that Act to Authority officers), or

without reasonable cause, fails to comply with any requirement made of him by such an officer who is so acting.

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both,

on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), for “51 weeks” in paragraph (a) substitute “ six months ”.

may be supplied to any person for use for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of functions under this Act,

may be supplied to any person by whom, or by whose officers, labour market enforcement functions are exercisable for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of such functions, and

information held by any person for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of functions under this Act, and

information held by any officer acting by virtue of section 26(3) of the Immigration Act 2016 (investigative functions in connection with labour market enforcement undertakings and orders).

has effect notwithstanding any restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or rule of law, and

does not limit the circumstances in which information may be used or supplied apart from this section.

to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, or

to be attributable to any neglect on his part,

any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or

any person purporting to act in any such capacity.

rules of court relating to the service of documents have effect as if the association were a body corporate, and

the following provisions apply as they apply in relation to a body corporate—

• section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (c. 86) and Schedule 3 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43),

• sections 70 and 143 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,

• section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.)) and Schedule 4 to the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/ 1675 (N.I. 26)).

to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the association, or

to be attributable to any neglect on his part,

any officer of the association or any member of its governing body, or

any person purporting to act in such a capacity.

continues to have effect notwithstanding a change of partners, so long as at least one of the persons who was a partner before the change remains a partner after it; and

has effect as the grant of a licence to those partners named in the licence.

to have been committed with the consent or connivance of another partner, or

to be attributable to any neglect on the part of another partner,

rules of court relating to the service of documents have effect as if the partnership were a body corporate, and

the following provisions apply as they apply in relation to a body corporate—

• section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (c. 86) and Schedule 3 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43),

• sections 70 and 143 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,

• section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.)) and Schedule 4 to the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/ 1675 (N.I. 26)).

to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner, or

to be attributable to any neglect on the part of a partner,

a chief officer of police for a police area in England and Wales;

the Director General of the National Crime Agency;

a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;

any other person prescribed or of a prescribed description.

a chief officer of police for a police area in England and Wales;

a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;

any other person prescribed or of a prescribed description.

set out what assistance is being requested, and

explain how the assistance would facilitate the exercise of the function.

within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if contained in an Act of that Parliament,

within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales if contained in an Act of that Assembly, or

within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly if contained in an Act of that Assembly made without the consent of the Secretary of State.

section 1(5) (regulations as to status, constitution, etc. of the Authority), F24...

section 3(5)(b) (regulations extending work to which this Act applies)F25, or

section 22A(1)(d) or (3)(c) (regulations regarding persons whom the Authority may request to provide assistance and who may request assistance from Authority).

regulations made by the Secretary of State under any other provision of this Act, or

rules made by the Authority under section 8 (general power of Authority to make rules),