2.—(1) A woman shall be disqualified for receiving a maternity allowance if —
[F1(a)during the maternity allowance period she does any work in employment as an employed or self-employed earner, for more than 10 days, whether consecutive or not, falling within that period and the disqualification shall be for such part of the maternity allowance period as may be reasonable in the circumstances, provided that the disqualification shall, in any event, be for the number of days on which she so worked in excess of 10 days;]
(b)during the maternity allowance period she fails without good cause to observe the following rules of behaviour, namely to take due care of her health and to answer reasonable enquiries (not being enquiries relating to medical examination, treatment or advice), by the Secretary of State or his officers directed to ascertaining whether she is doing so, and such disqualification shall be for such part of the maternity allowance period as may be reasonable in the circumstances; or
(c)at any time before she is confined she fails without good cause to attend for or to submit herself to any medical examination for which she was given at least 3 days notice in writing by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and such disqualification shall be for such part of the maternity allowance period (being a part beginning not earlier than the day on which the failure occurs) as may be reasonable in the circumstances, except that in the event of her being confined after such failure she shall not by reason of such failure be so disqualified for the day on which the confinement occurs or any day thereafter.
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