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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) and Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 23rd February 2001.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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For regulation 22 of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (penalties) there shall be substituted the following regulation––“
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Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes or fails to comply with any provision contained in regulation 9, 13, 14, 15 or 15A, shall be guilty of an offence under the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.”.
3 
For regulation 32 of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (penalties) there shall be substituted the following regulation—“
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Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes or fails to comply with any provision contained in regulation 25, 25A, 26 or 29, shall be guilty of an offence under the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.”.
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The following regulations are hereby revoked––
(a) regulation 9 of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986;
(b) regulation 3 of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991;
(c) regulation 4 of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 31st January 2001.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue hereby concur.
Nick Montagu
Tim Flesher
Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue
1st February 2001