Social Welfare Act 2006

Maternity benefit.

7.— (1) Section 47 (as amended by section 7 of the Act of 2005) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (4)(a) by substituting “fortieth” for “thirty-second”,

and

(b) in subsection (5)—

(i) in paragraph (b) by substituting “26” for “22”, and

(ii) in paragraph (c)(ii)—

(I) by substituting “twenty-fourth” for “twentieth” in each place where it occurs, and

(II) by substituting “fortieth” for “thirty-second” in each place where it occurs.

(2) This section comes into operation on 1 March 2007.