Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations
3.—(1) Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (entitlement to a maternity payment) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–
“(bb)subject to paragraph (3)–
(i)the claimant or partner has received advice on health and welfare matters relating to the child from a health professional, and
(ii)where the claim is made before the child is born, the claimant or partner has received advice on health and welfare matters relating to maternal health from a health professional, and”.
(3) In paragraph (2)(1), in each place where the amount “£100” appears there shall be substituted the amount “£200”.
(4) After paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph–
“(3) Paragraph (1)(bb)(i) shall not apply where a claim is made after the birth of a still-born child.”.
Paragraph (2) was substituted by S.R. 1992 No. 394 and sub-paragraph (d) was added by S.R. 1997 No. 155