2.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 14 (earnings limit), the earnings of an individual are to be calculated by determining the weekly amount of their earnings in accordance with this schedule.
(2) The amount of an individual’s earnings for any period are the whole of those earnings (including any earnings which they are treated as possessing under paragraph 3 (notional earnings)) except in so far as paragraphs 9 (calculation of net earnings of employed earners) and 12 (calculation of net profit of self-employed earners) provide that certain sums are to be disregarded or deducted.