{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-maternity-and-parental-leave-etc-and-the-paternity-and-adoption-leave-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110819341",
  "legislation_title": "The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-maternity-and-parental-leave-etc-and-the-paternity-and-adoption-leave-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Application of terms and conditions during ordinary maternity leave and additional maternity leave",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 9 (application of terms and conditions during ordinary maternity leave)—\n(a) in the heading, after “ordinary maternity leave”, insert “and additional maternity leave”;\n(b) in paragraph (1), after “ordinary maternity leave”, insert “or additional maternity leave”;\n(c) in paragraph (1)(b), for “the exception in section 71(4)(b)”, substitute “the exceptions in sections 71(4)(b) and 73(4)(b)”;\n(d) in paragraph (2), for “section 71(5)”, substitute “sections 71(5) and 73(5)”;\n(e) in paragraph (3), for “section 71”, substitute “sections 71 and 73” ; and\n(f) after paragraph (3) insert—\n“(4) In the case of accrual of rights under an employment-related benefit scheme within the meaning given by Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1989, nothing in paragraph (1)(a) concerning the treatment of additional maternity leave shall be taken to impose a requirement which exceeds the requirements of paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”.\n(2) In regulation 17 (application of terms and conditions during periods of leave), omit “additional maternity leave or”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 9 was substituted by regulations 3 and 9 of the Maternity and Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2789)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c. 24. Schedule 5 was amended by section 265(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35). Further amendments have been made to Schedule 5, which are not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110819341/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:15:59.840361+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}