
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) and Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 23rd February 2001.
2 
In the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 for regulation 22 (penalties) there shall be substituted the following regulation—“
22 
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 Act 1992.”.
3 
In the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986 for regulation 32 (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 Act 1992.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Hugh Bayley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
25th January 2001The Commissioners of Inland Revenue hereby concur
Dave Hartnett
Tim Flesher
Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue
29th January 2001