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53.—(1) Regulation 17 (meaning of “employee”) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.E+W+S
(2) In paragraph (1)–
(a)at the beginning insert the words “ Subject to paragraph (1A), ”, and
(b)omit the words “over the age of 16”.
(3) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Any woman under the age of 16 who would have been treated as an employed earner or, as the case may be, would have been treated otherwise than as an employed earner by virtue of the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations 1978 had she been aged 16 or over, shall be treated as if she is aged 16 or over for the purposes of paragraph (1).”.