The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2005
These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 and come into force on 1st October 2005. They increase the principal rate of the national minimum wage from £4.85 to £5.05 per hour. They also increase to £4.25 per hour the rate to be paid to those workers (primarily aged between 18 and 21) who currently qualify for the national minimum wage at the rate of £4.10 per hour. The hourly rate for workers aged below 18 who have ceased to be of compulsory school age is unchanged by these Regulations.