2.—(1) The amendments made by paragraph 16 of Schedule 2—
(a)do not affect the continuing validity or effect of any election made before 1st April 2013 under regulation 2 of the Statutory Maternity Pay (National Health Service Employees) Regulations 1991 M1, and
(b)do not prevent a person employed immediately before that date (“the employee”) from making an election under that regulation on or after that date.
(2) An election made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b) is to be made to the person to whom the employee's contract of employment is transferred by virtue of a transfer scheme under section 300 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1991/590. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2000/694.