# The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation 5: The specified period

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of section 35A(4) and (5) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, the specified period shall be the test period.
(2) Where a woman is treated by virtue of regulation 3(a) as having received payments for at least 13 weeks (whether consecutive or not) falling within the test period, the first 13 such weeks shall be the specified period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/104/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-earnings-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-5
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