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Section 28

SCHEDULE 2U.K.Application of Act to Northern Ireland

IntroductionU.K.

1(1)The following provisions have effect in relation to the application of this Act to Northern Ireland.U.K.

(2)For the purposes of this Schedule the relevant Northern Ireland department is the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

GeneralU.K.

2(1)References in this Schedule to “work in Northern Ireland” are to work—U.K.

(a)in Northern Ireland,

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

(c)in Northern Ireland coastal waters.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(c) “Northern Ireland coastal waters” means waters adjacent to Northern Ireland to a distance of six miles measured from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

In this sub-paragraph “miles” means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres.

(3)The provisions of this Act relating to work in Northern Ireland apply where a person acts as a gangmaster, whether in Northern Ireland or elsewhere, in relation to work in Northern Ireland to which this Act applies.

(4)References in this Schedule to “Northern Ireland licences” are to licences under this Act in respect of activities as a gangmaster in relation to work in Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 1: The [F1Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority]U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 3 cross-heading substituted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 3 para. 24(2); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(u)

3U.K.In relation to persons acting as gangmasters in Northern Ireland or persons acting as gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland, the reference to the Secretary of State in section 1(2)(f) (power to prescribe additional functions of Authority) shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

4U.K.Before making any regulations under that provision, the relevant Northern Ireland department shall consult the Secretary of State.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

5U.K.Before making any regulations under section 1(5) (regulations as to status, constitution etc of the Authority), the Secretary of State shall consult the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 2: Directions etc. by the Secretary of StateU.K.

6U.K.In relation to the Authority’s functions in connection with persons acting as gangmasters in Northern Ireland or persons acting as gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland[F2

(a)]the references in section 2 to the Secretary of State shall be read as references to the relevant Northern Ireland department[F3, and

(b)the requirement under subsection (2) of that section to consult the Director of Labour Market Enforcement is to be ignored.]

Textual Amendments

F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 6 inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 3 para. 24(3)(a); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(u)

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 3: Work to which this Act appliesU.K.

7U.K.In section 3(5) (power to make regulations excluding or including work) as it applies in relation to work in Northern Ireland—

(a)the reference to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department, and

[F4(b)paragraph (b) is to be read as if for “work of a prescribed description as being work to which this Act applies” there were substituted “work of the following nature as being work to which this Act applies—

(i)the gathering (by any manner) of wild creatures, or wild plants, of a prescribed description and the processing and packaging of anything so gathered, and

(ii)the harvesting of fish from a fish farm (within the meaning of the Fisheries Act (NI) 1966 (c 17 (NI)).]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 6: Prohibition of unlicensed activitiesU.K.

8U.K.In section 6(2) (power to specify circumstances in which licence not required) as it applies in relation to work in Northern Ireland, the reference to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I8Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 7: Grant of licencesU.K.

9U.K.The Authority shall grant separate licences in respect of activities as a gangmaster in relation to work in Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I9Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/447, art. 2(o)

Section 8: General power of Authority to make rulesU.K.

10(1)Rules under section 8 (general power of Authority to make rules) may make different provision for Northern Ireland licences.U.K.

[F5(2)Section 8(1) as it applies in relation to Northern Ireland licences is to be read as if the words “with the approval of the Secretary of State” were omitted.

(3)The Authority must consult the relevant Northern Ireland department before making any Northern Ireland rules about fees.]

Textual Amendments

F5Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(3) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 3 para. 24(5); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(u)

Commencement Information

I10Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/447, art. 2(o)

Section 10: AppealsU.K.

11U.K.In section 10 as it applies in relation to decisions made in connection with Northern Ireland licences, the reference to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I11Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 11: Register of licencesU.K.

12U.K.The Authority shall establish and maintain a separate register of Northern Ireland licences.

Commencement Information

I12Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2406, art. 2(h)

Section 13: Offences: entering into arrangements with gangmastersU.K.

13U.K.In section 13(3) (power to make regulations as to what constitutes “reasonable steps”) as it applies in relation to persons entering into arrangements with gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland, the reference to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I13Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2406, art. 2(h)

Section 14: Offences: supplementary provisionsU.K.

14U.K.In section 14(1) (additional powers of arrest) the reference to [F6 section 24A ] of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) shall be read as a reference to [F7Article 26(4) and (5)][F7 Article 26A ] of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/ 1341 (N.I. 12)).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I14Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2406, art. 2(h)

Section 15: Enforcement and compliance officersU.K.

15(1)The relevant Northern Ireland department may appoint officers (“enforcement officers”) to act for the purposes of this Act in Northern Ireland—U.K.

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

(b)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.

(2)The relevant Northern Ireland department may, instead of or in addition to appointing enforcement officers under sub-paragraph (1), make arrangements with a relevant authority for officers of that authority to be enforcement officers in Northern Ireland.

(3)The following are relevant authorities for this purpose—

(a)the Authority,

(b)any Minister of the Crown or government department,

(c)any Minister within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) or Northern Ireland department,

(d)any body performing functions on behalf of the Crown.

Commencement Information

I15Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/447, art. 2(o)

Section 17: Entry by warrantU.K.

16U.K.In section 17 the reference in subsection (1) to information on oath shall be read as a reference to a complaint on oath.

Commencement Information

I16Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/447, art. 2(o)

[F8Section 19: Information relating to gangmastersU.K.

Textual Amendments

F8Sch. 2 paras. 16A, 16B and cross-headings inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 3 para. 24(6); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(u)

16A(1)Section 19 as it applies in relation to Northern Ireland functions is to be read as if—U.K.

(a)paragraph (aa) of subsection (1) (and the reference to it in subsection (2)) were omitted,

(b)subsections (1A)(b) and (1B) were omitted, and

(c) in subsection (2), after “Information” there were inserted the words “ relating to the operations of a person acting as a gangmaster ” .

(2) In this paragraph “ Northern Ireland functions ” means functions under this Act in connection with persons acting as gangmasters in Northern Ireland or persons acting as gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland.

Section 22A: Relationship with other agencies: requests for assistanceU.K.

16BU.K.Section 22A does not apply in relation to the Authority's functions in connection with persons acting as gangmasters in Northern Ireland or persons acting as gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland.]

Section 23: Annual reportU.K.

17(1)The Secretary of State shall send to the relevant Northern Ireland department a copy of every report laid by him before Parliament under section 23.U.K.

(2)The relevant Northern Ireland department shall lay a copy of the report before the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Commencement Information

I17Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/447, art. 2(o)

Section 24: Financial provisionU.K.

18U.K.In relation to payments to the Authority with respect to its functions in connection with persons acting as gangmasters in Northern Ireland or persons acting as gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland, the reference in section 24(1) to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I18Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/447, art. 2(o)

Section 25: Regulations, rules and ordersU.K.

19(1)In section 25(1) (meaning of “prescribed”) as it applies in relation to matters in relation to which the relevant Northern Ireland department has power to make regulations the reference to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the relevant Northern Ireland department.U.K.

(2)Regulations under this Act made by the relevant Northern Ireland department shall be made by statutory rule (for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/ 1573 (N.I. 12)).

(3)A statutory rule containing regulations under section 3(5)(b) (regulations extending work to which this Act applies) must not be made unless a draft of the rule has been laid before and approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(4)Any other power under this Act to make a statutory rule is subject to negative resolution.

In this sub-paragraph “negative resolution” shall be construed in accordance with section 41 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).

Commencement Information

I19Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

Section 27: Exclusion of provisions relating to employment agencies and businessesU.K.

20U.K.In section 27 as it applies in relation to activities in relation to work in Northern Ireland, the references to the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35) shall be read as references to Part 2 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (SI 1981/839 (N.I. 20)).

Commencement Information

I20Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 1.10.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/2406, art. 2(i)

I21Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 6.4.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/695, art. 2(e)

Section 29: Commencement and transitional provisionU.K.

21U.K.Before exercising the power under section 29(1) or (3) in relation to the coming into force of any provision of this Act in relation to persons acting as gangmasters in relation to work in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State shall consult the relevant Northern Ireland department.

Commencement Information

I22Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2857, art. 2(m)

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