Regulation 6 Amendment of regulation 5 of the Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations

In regulation 5 of the Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations (entitlement), for paragraph (2)^f1 there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

“(2)

Subject to Part IV of these Regulations, the amount of a maternity payment shall be–

(a)

where the claim is made on or after 9th April 1990 and before the confinement, £100 in respect of each expected child, but if the claim was made on an earlier date but after 11th April 1988, £85 in respect of each expected child;

(b)

where the claim is made after the confinement, if that confinement has ended on or after 9th April 1990, £100 in respect of each child, including any child who is stillborn, but if the confinement has ended before that date but after 11th April 1988, £85 in respect of each child, including any child who is stillborn;

(c)

where the claim is made after a child has been adopted and the adoption has taken place on or after 9th April 1990, £100 in respect of that child, but if the adoption has taken place before that date but after 11th April 1988, £85 in respect of that child.”.