Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 5 of the General Regulations

Regulation 5 of the General Regulations (entitlement to a payment to meet maternity expenses) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(bb)

subject to paragraph (3)—

(i)

the claimant or partner has received advice on health and welfare matters relating to the child from a health professional; and

(ii)

where the claim is made before the child is born, the claimant or partner has received advice on health and welfare matters relating to maternal health from a health professional; and”.

In paragraph (2) (amount of a maternity payment), in each place where the amount “£100” appears there shall be substituted the amount “£200”.

After paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(3)

Paragraph (1)(bb)(i) shall not apply where a claim is made after the birth of a still-born child.”.