I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 20 (2) of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (No. 22 of 2015), hereby make the following order:

1. This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (Section 20) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015.

2. The 1st day of October 2015 is appointed as the day upon which section 20 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (No. 22 of 2015) shall, in so far as it is not already in operation, come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 September 2015.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The purpose of this Order is to provide for the commencement of section 20 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 . Section 20 of National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 provides for amendments to a number of provisions within the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (i.e. amendments to sections 1, 2, 13, 28, 40, 41, 53, 74, 76, 80, 81, 83, 84 and Schedules 3 and 4). Section 20 of National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 , when commenced, will bring into effect the amendments to the aforementioned provisions of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 .