Section 63: Entitlement to work: maternity allowance and statutory payments

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Working-age benefits — CHAPTER 4: Miscellaneous

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.

In section 35 (state maternity allowance)—

in subsection (1), at the end there is inserted "andeat the commencement of the week referred to in paragraph (a) above she was entitled to engage in the employment referred to in paragraph (b) above.;
in subsection (3), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—zafor circumstances in which subsection (1)(e) above does not apply;.

In section 164 (statutory maternity pay)—

in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—aathat at the end of the week immediately preceding that 14th week she was entitled to be in that employment;;
in subsection (9), after paragraph (d) there is inserted—daprovide for circumstances in which subsection (2)(aa) above does not apply;.

In section 171ZA (ordinary statutory paternity pay: birth)—

in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—bathat at the end of the relevant week he was entitled to be in that employment;;
after subsection (3) there is inserted—3ARegulations may provide for circumstances in which subsection (2)(ba) above does not apply.

In section 171ZB (ordinary statutory paternity pay: adoption)—

in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—bathat at the end of the relevant week he was entitled to be in that employment;;
after subsection (3) there is inserted—3ARegulations may provide for circumstances in which subsection (2)(ba) above does not apply.

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In section 171ZL (statutory adoption pay: entitlement)—

in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—bathat at the end of the relevant week he was entitled to be in that employment;;
in subsection (3), after "(2)(b)" there is inserted ", (ba)";
in subsection (8), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—zaexclude the application of subsection (2)(ba) above in prescribed circumstances;.

After section 173 there is inserted—

In Schedule 11 (statutory sick pay: circumstances in which periods of entitlement do not arise)—

in paragraph 2, at the end there is inserted—ithe employee is not entitled to be in his employment on the relevant date.;
at the end there is inserted—9Paragraph 2(i) above does not apply in prescribed circumstances.

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