The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

Earnings period for statutory maternity pay[F1, [F2ordinary and additional statutory paternity pay,] statutory adoption pay] and statutory sick pay paid by the BoardU.K.

9.—(1) In this regulation the expression “week”—

(a)in paragraph (2)(a); and

(b)in paragraph (2)(b) where it first occurs,

has the same meaning as in section 171(1) of the Act.

[F3(2) If the Board make a payment of statutory maternity pay, [F4ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay] or statutory adoption pay under regulations made under the relevant provision—

(a)that payment of statutory maternity pay, [F5ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay] or statutory adoption pay (as the case may be) shall not be aggregated with any other earnings; and

(b)the earnings period in respect of that payment for any week shall be a week.

(2A) In paragraph (2) “the relevant provision” means—

(a)in relation to statutory maternity pay, section 164(9)(b),

(b)[F6in relation to ordinary statutory paternity pay, section 171ZD(3),

(ba)in relation to additional statutory paternity pay, section 171ZED(3) and]

(c)in relation to statutory adoption pay, section 171ZM(3),

of the Act (liability to make payments of the relevant statutory pay to be that of the Board).]

(3) If the Board make a payment of statutory sick pay under regulations made under section 151(6) F7 of the Act (circumstances in which the Board are liable to pay statutory sick pay), the earnings period for that payment shall be—

(a)a period of the same length as the period in respect of which the payment is made, or

(b)a week,

whichever is the longer.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in reg. 9 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/193), regs. 1(1), 4(2)

F3Reg. 9(2)-(2A) substituted for reg. 9(2) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/193), regs. 1(1), 4(3)

F6Reg. 9(2A)(b)(ba) substituted for reg. 9(2A)(b) (14.11.2010) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2450), regs. 1, 3(4)

F7Section 151 was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 14) and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Transfer Act.