The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

Earnings period for statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay paid by the Board

9.—(1) In this regulation the expression “week”—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a); and

(b) in paragraph (2)(b) where it first occurs,

has the same meaning as in section 171(1) of the Act.

(2) If the Board make a payment of statutory maternity pay under regulations made under section 164(9)(b) of the Act (circumstances in which the Board are liable to pay statutory maternity pay)(1)—

(a) a payment of statutory maternity pay for any week shall not be aggregated with any other earnings; and

(b) the earnings period for a payment of statutory maternity pay for any week, shall be a week.

(3) If the Board make a payment of statutory sick pay under regulations made under section 151(6)(2) of the Act (circumstances in which the Board are liable to pay statutory sick pay), the earnings period for that payment shall be—

(a) a period of the same length as the period in respect of which the payment is made, or

(b) a week,

whichever is the longer.

(1)

Section 164 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Transfer Act.

(2)

Section 151 was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 14) and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Transfer Act.