The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2006
These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 and come into force on 1st October 2006 immediately after the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. They increase the principal rate of the national minimum wage from £5.05 to £5.35 per hour. They also increase the rate to be paid to workers aged between 18 and 21 from £4.25 to £4.45 per hour and the rate to be paid to workers aged below 18 who have ceased to be of compulsory school age from £3.00 to £3.30 per hour.