Amendment of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 19863

In the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 19865 for regulation 32 (penalties) there shall be substituted the following regulation—

Offences32

Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes or fails to comply with any provision contained in regulation 25, 25A, 26 or 29 shall be guilty of an offence under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.