165 The maternity pay period

165  The maternity pay period

(1)     Statutory maternity pay shall be payable, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, in respect of each week during a prescribed period (“the maternity pay period”) of a duration not exceeding [52 weeks].

[(2)     Subject to subsections (3) and (7), the maternity pay period shall begin with the 11th week before the expected week of confinement.

(3)     Cases may be prescribed in which the first day of the period is to be a prescribed day after the beginning of the 11th week before the expected week of confinement, but not later than the day immediately following the day on which she is confined.]

[(3A)     Regulations may provide for the duration of the maternity pay period as it applies

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