SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Leave and pay related to birth or adoption: further amendments

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)

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Section 171ZN of SSCBA 1992 (rate and period of statutory adoption pay) is amended as follows.

2

At the beginning of subsection (3) insert “ Except in such cases as may be prescribed, ”.

3

After subsection (6) insert—

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Where for any purpose of this Part of this Act or of regulations it is necessary to calculate the daily rate of statutory adoption pay, the amount payable by way of statutory adoption pay for any day shall be taken as one seventh of the weekly rate.