# The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations 2000


The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2) omit the definition of “certificate of small earnings exception”;
(b) in regulation 3 (specified payments for self-employed earners)—
(i) in paragraph (a) omit the words “and she does not hold a certificate of small earnings exception in respect of that week”; and
(ii) in paragraph (b) for the words “,where she holds a certificate of small earnings exception” substitute “if she could have paid but has not paid such a contribution”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/342/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-earnings-amendment-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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