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45(1)Schedule 13 to the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (relationship between statutory maternity pay and other benefits) is amended as follows.
(2)For paragraph 1 (the general principle) substitute—
“1xcept as may be prescribed, a day which falls within the maternity pay period shall not be treated for the purposes of this Act—
(a)as a day of unemployment for the purpose of determining whether it forms part of a period of interruption of work, or
(b)as a day of incapacity for work for the purpose of determining whether it forms part of a period of incapacity for work for the purposes of incapacity benefit.”.
(3)For paragraph 2 (invalidity) substitute—
2(1)Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a day which falls within the maternity pay period shall be treated as a day of incapacity for work for the purpose of determining entitlement to the higher rate of short-term incapacity benefit or to long-term incapacity benefit.
(2)Regulations may provide that an amount equal to a woman’s statutory maternity pay for a period shall be deducted from any such benefit in respect of the same period and a woman shall be entitled to such benefit only if there is a balance after the deduction and, if there is such a balance, at a weekly rate equal to it.”.
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