Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019

Supplementary provisions

5. Section 51(1)(a) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “confinement”:

“‘confinement’ means—

(i) labour resulting in the issue of a living child,

(ii) labour, after 24 weeks of pregnancy, resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead, or

(iii) labour resulting in the issue of a child who, at birth, weighs not less than 500 grammes, whether alive or dead,

and ‘confined’ shall be construed accordingly;”.