SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1LEAVE AND PAY RELATED TO BIRTH OR ADOPTION: FURTHER AMENDMENTS
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
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Section 161 (the maternity pay period) is amended as follows.
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For subsections (2) and (3) substitute—
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Subject to subsections (3) and (7), the maternity pay period shall begin with the 11th week before the expected week of confinement.
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Cases may be prescribed in which the first day of the period is to be a prescribed day after the beginning of the 11th week before the expected week of confinement, but not later than the day immediately following the day on which she is confined.
3
In subsection (4), at the beginning insert “
Except in such cases as may be prescribed,
”
.
4
After subsection (7) add—
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In subsections (1), (4) and (6) “week” means a period of 7 days beginning with the day of the week on which the maternity pay period begins.