Article 3 Variation of the Employment Protection Act 1975 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1976

The Employment Protection Act 1975 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1976^f1 shall be varied by the insertion after Article 2 of the following Article:

“Transitional provision

2A

The coming into operation by virtue of Article 2(c) and Schedule 3 above on the 6th April 1977 of the provisions relating to maternity pay shall have effect only where the first of the six weeks of absence referred to in section 36(2) of the Employment Protection Act 1975 begins on or after that date.”