Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay (Decisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1999.
(2)
In these Regulations “employee” and “employer”, in relation to—
(a)
statutory sick pay, have the meanings given by section 159(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
(b)
statutory maternity pay, have the meanings given by section 167(1) of that Act.