Social Security Act 1986

PART III Abolition of Maternity Pay and Winding-up of Maternity Pay Fund

15 The provisions of Part III of the [1978 c. 44.] Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall cease to have effect so far as they relate to maternity pay.

16 A woman who is entitled to maternity pay on the corning into force of paragraph 15 above shall continue to be so entitled notwithstanding that paragraph; but a woman who continues to be entitled to maternity pay by virtue of this paragraph shall not be entitled to statutory maternity pay in respect of any week as respects which she is entitled to maternity pay.

17 (1) The assets and liabilities of the Maternity Pay Fund (including, in particular, liabilities of the Secretary of State in respect of sums advanced under section 38 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 or claims under section 39 or 40 of that Act) immediately before the relevant date shall become assets and liabilities of the National Insurance Fund ; and on that date the Maternity Pay Fund shall cease to exist.

(2) Not later than such date as the Treasury may direct the Secretary of State shall prepare an account in such form as the Treasury may direct showing the state of the Maternity Pay Fund on the relevant date.

(3) The Secretary of State shall send to the Comptroller and Auditor General a copy of the account prepared under sub-paragraph (2) above; and the Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on the account and lay copies of it and of his report before each House of Parliament.

(4) In this paragraph " the relevant date " means such date in the period of 12 months ending on 5th April 1988 as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine.