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Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 450

Social Security

Terms And Conditions Of Employment

The Maternity Allowance, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Normal Weekly Earnings etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

23rd April 2020

Laid before Parliament

24th April 2020

Coming into force

25th April 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35A(5)(a), 171(6), 171ZJ(8), 171ZS(8), 171ZZ4(8), 171ZZ14(8) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).

Regulation 3 and regulations 5 to 7 are made with the concurrence of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs(2).

In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3), it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

(1)

1992 c. 4 (“the 1992 Act”). Section 35A was inserted by section 53(3) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). Section 171ZJ was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002 (c.22). Section 171ZS was inserted by section 4 of the Employment Act 2002. Section 171ZZ4 was inserted by section 119(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6). Section 171ZZ14 was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (c.24). Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29(4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2). See sections 122(1), 171(1), 171ZJ(1), 171ZS(1), 171ZZ4(1) and 171ZZ14(1) for the respective definitions of “prescribed”.

(2)

See respectively sections 171(7), 171ZJ(12), 171ZS(12), 171ZZ4(12) and 171ZZ14(12) of the 1992 Act.