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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-general-and-the-statutory-paternity-pay-and-statutory-adoption-pay-general-amendment-regulations-2005/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/358",
  "legislation_title": "The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) and the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-general-and-the-statutory-paternity-pay-and-statutory-adoption-pay-general-amendment-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Application",
  "text": "The amendments to the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986 and the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 provided for by regulations 3 and 4 have effect only in relation to a reinstatement or re-engagement of employment occurring on or after 6th April 2005.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/358/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:09:46.566840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}