# Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 24: Maternity absence

Extent: E+W

(1) A member of a local authority is entitled to a period of absence (“maternity absence”) if the member satisfies prescribed conditions as to maternity.
(2) Regulations must include provision for determining—
(a) the extent of a member’s entitlement to maternity absence in respect of a child;
(b) when maternity absence may be taken.
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(5) Regulations may allow a member to choose, subject to prescribed restrictions, the date on which a period of maternity absence starts.
(6) Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a member of a local authority, or the local authority, may—
(a) bring a period of maternity absence to an end, or
(b) cancel a period of maternity absence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/4/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-measure-2011/section-24
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