Maternity leave after Paid Maternity Absence
(b)If a female Member of the NATS Section is absent from work on maternity leave she shall continue to be deemed to be a Current Member in Service in accordance with Rule 36.1 after the cessation of her period of Paid Maternity Absence until the expiry of the period during which she may exercise her right under the said Act to return to work or, if earlier, the date of her notice to the Employer of her intention not to return to work and the provisions of this Rule 36 other than paragraph (a) above shall apply in respect of that part of her absence which follows the period of her Paid Maternity Absence.