Provisions coming into force2

The following provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 come into force on 1st October 2006—

a

section 6(1) (prohibition of unlicensed activities) for purposes related to work falling within section 3(1)(a) and (c).

b

section 11 (register of licences);

c

section 12 (offences: acting as a gangmaster, being in possession of false documents etc) for purposes related to work falling within section 3(1)(a) and (c);

d

section 13(3) (power to make regulations as to what constitutes “reasonable steps”);

e

section 14 (offences: supplementary provisions);

f

section 27 (exclusion of provisions relating to employment agencies and businesses) for purposes related to work falling within section 3(1)(a) and (c);

g

section 28 (application of Act to Northern Ireland) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 12, 13, 14 and 20 of Schedule 2;

h

paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 of Schedule 2;

i

paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 for purposes related to work falling within section 3(1)(a) and (c).