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Regulations under subsection (2)—

a

shall secure that, where an employee has a right to leave under this section, she is entitled to an ordinary maternity leave period of at least 26 weeks;

b

may allow an employee to choose, subject to prescribed restrictions, the date on which an ordinary maternity leave period starts;

c

may specify circumstances in which an employee may work for her employer during an ordinary maternity leave period without bringing the period to an end.