5. In regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) (specified payments for employed earners), after sub-paragraph (e), there shall be added the following sub-paragraphs–
“(f)any sum payable by way of statutory paternity pay, including any sums payable in accordance with regulations made under section 167ZD(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
(g)any sum payable by way of statutory adoption pay, including any sums payable in accordance with regulations made under section 167ZM(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”.