Regulation 3 Insertion of regulation 6B in the principal Regulations

After regulation 6A of the principal Regulations (earnings periods for directors) there shall be inserted the following regulation:—

“Earnings period for statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay paid by the Secretary of State

6B

(1)

In this regulation the expression“week”—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(a), and

(b)

in paragraph (2)(b) where it first occurs,

has the meaning assigned to it in section 50(1) of the Social Security Act 1986.

(2)

Where the Secretary of State makes a payment of statutory maternity pay under Regulations made under section 46(8)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986—

(a)

a payment of statutory maternity pay for any week shall not be aggregated with any other earnings; and

(b)

the earnings period for a payment of statutory maternity pay for any week, shall be a week.

(3)

Where the Secretary of State makes a payment of statutory sick pay under Regulations made under section 1(5) of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982^f1 the earnings period for that payment shall be a period of the length of the period in respect of which the payment is made or a week, whichever is longer.”.