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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2015.
(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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(1) The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) in paragraph (2) omit the definition of “certificate of small earnings exception”.
(3) In regulation 3 (specified payments for self-employed earners)—
(a) in paragraph (a) omit “and she does not hold a certificate of small earnings exception in respect of that week”; and
(b) in paragraph (b) for “, where she holds a certificate of small earnings exception” substitute “if she could have paid but has not paid such a contribution”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st April 2015
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
