STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 203 of 2005

National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2005

S.I. No. 203 of 2005

National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2005

I, Tony Killeen, 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 2004 ( S.I. No. 809 of 2004 ), 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 13 of that Act, hereby order as follows:

1.         This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2005.

2.         On 1 May 2005 the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 250 of 2003 ) shall stand revoked.

3.         On and from 1 May 2005 the national minimum hourly rate of pay is €7.65

GIVEN under my hand,

19 April 2005.

 TONY KILLEEN

 Tony Killeen

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 May, 2005 at €7.65.