PART 2FAMILY ABSENCE FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
24Maternity absence
(1)
A member of a local authority is entitled to a period of absence (“maternity absence”) if the member satisfies prescribed conditions as to maternity.
F1(2)
Regulations must include provision for determining—
(a)
the extent of a member’s entitlement to maternity absence in respect of a child;
(b)
when maternity absence may be taken.
F2(3)
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(5)
Regulations may allow a member to choose, subject to prescribed restrictions, the date on which a period of maternity absence starts.
(6)
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a member of a local authority, or the local authority, may—
(a)
bring a period of maternity absence to an end, or
(b)
cancel a period of maternity absence.