S.I. No. 250/2003 - National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2003

1. This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2003.

2. On 1 February 2004 the

National Minimum Wage Act 2000

(National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) (No. 2) Order 2000 (

S.I. No. 201 of 2000

) shall stand revoked.

3. On and from 1 February 2004 the national minimum hourly rate of pay is €7.00.

Given under my hand

24 June 2003

FRANK FAHEY

Frank Fahey

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order sets the national minimum hourly rate of pay from 1 February 2004 at €7.00.

I, Frank Fahey, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 11

of the

National Minimum Wage Act 2000

(No. 5 of 2000), and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2003 (

S.I. No. 156 of 2003

) having taken into account the impact the following national minimum hourly rate of pay may have on employment, the overall economic conditions in the State and national competitiveness, and in accordance with section 12 of that Act, hereby order as follows