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(1)Statutory maternity pay shall be payable, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, in respect of each week during a prescribed period (“the maternity pay period”) of a duration not exceeding [F152 weeks].
[F2(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (7), the maternity pay period shall begin with the 11th week before the expected week of confinement.]
[F2(3)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.]
(4)[F3Except in such cases as may be prescribed,] statutory maternity pay shall not be payable to a woman by a person in respect of any week during any part of which she works under a contract of service with him.
(5)It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (4) above whether the work referred to in that subsection is work under a contract of service which existed immediately before the maternity pay period or a contract of service which did not so exist.
(6)Except in such cases as may be prescribed, statutory maternity pay shall not be payable to a woman in respect of any week after she has been confined and during any part of which she works for any employer who is not liable to pay her statutory maternity pay.
(7)Regulations may provide that this section shall have effect subject to prescribed modifications in relation—
(a)to cases in which a woman has been confined before the 11th week before the expected week of confinement; and
(b)to cases in which—
(i)a woman is confined [F4at any after the end of the week immediately preceding the 11th week], before the expected week of confinement; and
(ii)the maternity pay period has not then commenced for her.
[F5(8)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.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 161(1) substituted (1.9.2006) by The Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947), arts. 1(3), 3; S.R. 2006/344, art. 2(a)
F2S. 161(2)(3) substituted (1.9.2006 for specified purposes, 1.10.2006 in so far as not already in force) by The Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 6(2); S.R. 2006/344, arts. 2(d), 3(b)
F3Words in s. 161(4) inserted (1.9.2006 for specified purposes, 1.10.2006 in so far as not already in force) by The Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 6(3); S.R. 2006/344, arts. 2(d), 3(b)
F4Words in s. 161(7) substituted (with effect in any case where the expected week of confinement begins on or after 16.10.1994) by S.R. 1994/176, regs. 1(3), 3(3)
F5S. 161(8) added (1.9.2006 for specified purposes, 1.10.2006 in so far as not already in force) by The Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 6(4); S.R. 2006/344, arts. 2(d), 3(b)
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