# The Statutory Maternity Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, Regulation 6: Time for compliance with Part VI and regulations


Where—
(a) a woman is outside the United Kingdom;
(b) Part VI or regulations made under the Order or under Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 require any act to be done forthwith or on the happening of a certain event or within a specified time; and
(c) because the woman is outside the United Kingdom she or her employer cannot comply with the requirement,
the woman or the employer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have complied with it if the act is performed as soon as reasonably practicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1987/171/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-persons-abroad-and-mariners-regulations-northern-ireland-1987/regulation-6
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