# The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Civil Liability) (Exceptions) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Exception relating to compulsory maternity leave


(1) Breach of a duty imposed by section 72(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (which by virtue of section 72(4) of that Act is for these purposes treated as imposed by health and safety regulations) shall, so far as it causes damage, be actionable.
(2) Any term of an agreement which purports to exclude or restrict any liability for such a breach is void.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1667/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-at-work-etc-act-1974-civil-liability-exceptions-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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