The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
These Regulations, which amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (“the principal regulations”) and come into force on 1st October 2003, increase the minimum hourly rate of the national minimum wage from £4.20 to £4.50. They also increase the rate to be paid to those (including workers aged between 18 and 21) who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate, from £3.60 to £3.80.