5 Amendment of regulation 20(4) of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations
In regulation 20(4) of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations (meaning of “earnings”)—
(a) for the words “section 50(3) of the 1986 Act” there shall be substituted the words “section 171(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added the following sub-paragraphs—

“(e) any sum payable by way of statutory maternity pay, including sums payable in accordance with regulations made under section 164(9)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
Section 164(9)(b) was amended by paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
(f) any sum payable by way of statutory paternity pay, including sums payable in accordance with regulations made under section 171ZD(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
Section 171ZD was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002.
(g) any sum payable by way of statutory adoption pay, including sums payable in accordance with regulations made under section 171ZM(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
Section 171ZM was inserted by section 4 of the Employment Act 2002.”

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