# The Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1987, Paragraph 2


A maternity certificate shall be given by a doctor or registered midwife attending the woman and shall not be given by the woman herself.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/235/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-medical-evidence-regulations-1987/schedule/paragraph-2
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