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Contribution conditions for receipt of maternity allowance.
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10.—(1) Section 25 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) (inserted by section 10 of the Act of 1981 and amended by section 8 of the Act of 1987) of the following subsections:
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“(1) The contribution conditions for maternity allowance payable under section 24 (2) (a) are—
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(a) (i) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the period beginning with her entry into insurance and ending immediately before the relevant time, and
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(ii) that the claimant has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year in which the relevant time occurs or in a subsequent complete contribution year before the relevant time; or
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(b) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the 12 months immediately preceding the first day of the period of maternity leave.
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In paragraph (a) ‘relevant time’ means the first day of maternity leave.
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(1A) The contribution conditions for maternity allowance payable under section 24 (2) (b) are—
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(a) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the period beginning with her entry into insurance and ending immediately before the relevant time, and
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(b) that the claimant has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks, of which at least 13 must be qualifying contributions, in the last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year in which the relevant time occurs.
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In paragraphs (a) and (b) ‘relevant time’ means the date of commencement of the 6th week before the end of the expected week of confinement.”.
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(2) This section shall not apply to any entitlement to maternity allowance commencing before the 4th day of January, 1988.
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