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4.—(1) The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 20(2)(a)(2) for the words “from the computation” to “1979” substitute “or disregarded in the calculation of a person’s earnings under regulation 25, 27 or 123 of, or Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001”.
(3) In regulation 20(4)(3) before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)any amount retrospectively treated as earnings by regulations made by virtue of section 4B(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”.
(4) In regulation 21B(b)(4) for the words from “receiving” to the end substitute—
“—
(i)receiving a pay increase referred to in regulation 21(7), or
(ii)being treated as having been paid retrospective earnings under regulation 20(4)(za),”.
Regulation 20(2) was substituted by regulation 12 of S.I. 1999/567, and is prospectively amended by paragraph 54 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.
Regulation 20(4) was relevantly amended by regulation 5(a) of S.I. 2002/2690.
Regulation 21B was substituted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2005/729.