Section 23 Supplementary provisions as to maternity benefit
In this Chapter—
" confinement" means labour resulting in the issue of a living child, or labour after 28 weeks of pregnancy resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead, and " confined " shall be construed accordingly; and
references to the date of the confinement shall be taken as referring, where labour begun on one day results in the issue of a child on another day, to the date of the issue of the child, or if the woman is confined of twins or a greater number of children, to the date of the issue of the last of them.
The fact that the mother of an illegitimate child is entitled to maternity benefit shall not be taken into consideration—
by any justices in England and Wales in deciding whether or not they shall make an order under the 1957 c. 55.Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 for the payment of the expenses incidental to the birth of the child; or
by any court in Scotland in awarding inlying expenses in connection with the birth of the child.