The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

Earnings period for statutory maternity pay[F1 , [F2 [F3 statutory paternity pay],] statutory adoption pay[F4 , statutory shared parental pay]][F5 , statutory sick pay and statutory parental bereavement pay] paid by the Board U.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.

[F6 (2) If the Board make a payment of statutory maternity pay, [F7 [F8 statutory paternity pay][F9 , statutory shared parental pay]] [F10 , statutory adoption pay or statutory parental bereavement pay] under regulations made under the relevant provision—

(a) that payment of statutory maternity pay, [F11 [F8 statutory paternity pay][F9 , statutory shared parental pay]] [F10 or statutory adoption pay][F10 , statutory adoption pay or statutory parental bereavement 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) [F12 in relation to F13 ... statutory paternity pay, section 171ZD(3),

F14 (ba) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(c) in relation to statutory adoption pay, section 171ZM(3), F15 [F16 ...]

[F16 (d) in relation to statutory shared parental pay, section 171ZX(3), ][F17 and

(e) in relation to statutory parental bereavement pay, section 171ZZ8(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) F18 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

F1 Words 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)

F2 Words in reg. 9 heading substituted (14.11.2010) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2450), regs. 1, 3(2)

F3 Words in reg. 9 heading substituted (5.4.2015) by The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(2)(a) (with reg. 9)

F4 Words in reg. 9 heading inserted (5.3.2015) by The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(2)(b)

F5 Words in reg. 9 heading substituted (6.4.2020) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/239), regs. 1, 2(2)(a) (which amendment was extended to N.I. (6.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/384, reg. 3)

F6 Reg. 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)

F7 Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (14.11.2010) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2450), regs. 1, 3(3)

F8 Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (5.4.2015) by The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(3)(a) (with reg. 9)

F9 Words in reg. 9(2) inserted (5.3.2015) by The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(3)(b)

F10 Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/239), regs. 1, 2(2)(b) (which amendment was extended to N.I. (6.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/384, reg. 3)

F11 Words in reg. 9(2)(a) substituted (14.11.2010) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2450), regs. 1, 3(3)

F12 Reg. 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)

F13 Word in reg. 9(2A)(b) omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(4)(a) (with reg. 9)

F14 Reg. 9(2A)(ba) omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(4)(b) (with reg. 9)

F15 Word in reg. 9(2A)(c) omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/239), regs. 1, 2(2)(c)(i) (which amendment was extended to N.I. (6.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/384, reg. 3)

F16 Reg. 9(2A)(d) and word inserted (5.3.2015) by The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), reg. 2(2)(3), 3(4)(d)

F17 Reg. 9(2A)(e) and word inserted (6.4.2020) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/239), regs. 1, 2(2)(c)(ii) (which amendment was extended to N.I. (6.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/384, reg. 3)

F18 Section 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.