Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 235

The Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1987

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1987 No. 235

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1987

Made	19th February 1987

Laid before Parliament

20th February 1987

Coming into force

15th March 1987

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49 and 84(1) of and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1986^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments contained in the 1986 Act under which it is made, makes the following regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

    1.—(1)  These regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 15th March 1987.

    (2)  In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the Social Security Act 1986;
"registered midwife" means a midwife who is registered as a midwife with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors' Act 1979^[2];
"doctor" means a registered medical practitioner;
"signature" means, in relation to any statement or certificate given in accordance with these regulations, the name by which the person giving that statement or certificate, as the case may be, is usually known (any name other than the surname being either in full or otherwise indicated) written by that person in his own handwriting; and "signed" shall be construed accordingly.

Evidence of pregnancy and confinement

    2.    The evidence as to pregnancy and the expected date of confinement which a woman is required to provide to a person who is liable to pay her statutory maternity pay shall be furnished in the form of a maternity certificate given by a doctor or by a registered midwife, not earlier than the beginning of the 14th week before the expected week of confinement, in accordance with the rules set out in Part I of the Schedule to these regulations—
 (a) in the appropriate form as set out in Part II of that Schedule, or
 (b) in a form substantially to the like effect with such variations as the circumstances may require.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Nicholas Lyell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security

19th February 1987

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Notes:

[1] 1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words "prescribed" and "regulations".

[2] 1979 c. 36.

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