# Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994, Paragraph 45

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Schedule 13 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (relationship between statutory maternity pay and other benefits) is amended as follows.
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(3) For paragraph 2 (invalidity) substitute—
“ Incapacity benefit
2 (1) Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a day which falls within the ma ternity pay period shall be treated as a day of incapacity for work for the purpose of determin ing entitlement to the higher rate of short-term incapacity benefit or to long-term incapacity benefit.
(2) Regulations may provide that an amount equal to a woman’s statutory maternity pay for a period shall be deducted from any such benefit in respect of the same period and a woman shall be entitled to such benefit only if there is a balance after the deduction and, if there is such a balance, at a weekly rate equal to it.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/18/schedule/1/paragraph/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-act-1994/schedule-1/paragraph-45
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