PART 1 U.K.Labour market and illegal working

CHAPTER 1U.K.Labour market

LME undertakings and orders: supplementaryU.K.

26Investigative functionsU.K.

(1)An officer acting for the purposes of the Employment Agencies Act 1973—

(a)may also act for the purposes of taking action where it appears that a person has failed to comply with an LME undertaking or an LME order where the trigger offence to which the undertaking or order relates is an offence under that Act, and

(b)in doing so, has the same powers and duties as he or she has when acting for the purposes of that Act.

(2)An officer acting for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998—

(a)may also act for the purposes of taking action where it appears that a person has failed to comply with an LME undertaking or an LME order where the trigger offence to which the undertaking or order relates is an offence under that Act, and

(b)in doing so, has the same powers and duties as he or she has when acting for the purposes of that Act.

(3)An officer acting as an enforcement officer for the purposes of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004—

(a)may also act for the purposes of taking action where it appears that a person has failed to comply with an LME undertaking or an LME order where the trigger offence to which the undertaking or order relates is an offence under that Act, and

(b)in doing so, has the same powers and duties as he or she has when acting as an enforcement officer for the purposes of that Act.

(4)In this section references to the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 are references to that Act only so far as it applies in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.