54.—(1) Regulation 20(2)(1) (Meaning of “earnings”) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) At the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “(or would have been so excluded had she not been under the age of 16)”.
(3) At the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert “(or where such a payment or amount would have been so excluded and in consequence she would not have been entitled to statutory maternity pay had she not been under the age of 16)”.
(4) This paragraph applies in relation to any case where the expected week of confinement begins on or after 14th January 2007.
Regulation 20(2) was amended by S.I. 1999/567, regulation 12.