Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 155 - National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39)
1049.Section 14(1)(b) and (c) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 provides that an officer acting for the purposes of the 1998 Act shall have power for the performance of his duties to require a relevant person to furnish him with certain information. Section 14(2) presently provides that a person shall not be required under section 14(1)(b) or (c) to answer any question or furnish any information which might incriminate the person or, if married, the person’s spouse. Paragraph 155 amends section 14(2) to provide equal protection to a person in a civil partnership.