
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 4th April 2004 and immediately after the coming into operation of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2004.
2 
In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.
3 
The Principal Regulations shall be amended by the substitution for regulation 2 of the following –“
2 
The weekly rate of payment of statutory paternity pay shall be the smaller of the following two amounts –
(a) £102·80;
(b) 90 per cent. of the normal weekly earnings of the person claiming statutory paternity pay, determined in accordance with regulations 39 and 40 of the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 12th March 2004.
R. B. Gamble
A senior officer of the
Department for Employment and Learning
