# The Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976, Paragraph 5


After a maternity certificate has been given, no further maternity certificate based on the same examination shall be furnished other than a maternity certificate by way of replacement of an original which has been lost or mislaid, in which case it shall be clearly marked “duplicate”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/615/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-medical-evidence-regulations-1976/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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