Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022
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Amendment of Maternity Protection Act 1994 | ||
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1. The Maternity Protection Act 1994 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 2— | ||
(i) in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following definitions: | ||
“‘Act of 2001’ means the Local Government Act 2001 ; | ||
‘local authority’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2001;”, | ||
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(ii) in subsection (2)— | ||
(I) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “service;” for “service; and”, | ||
(II) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “the employer; and” for “the employer.”, and | ||
(III) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): | ||
“(d) a member of a local authority shall be deemed to be an employee of the local authority employed under a contract of service for a fixed term.”, | ||
(b) in section 9— | ||
(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (3), entitlement” for “Entitlement”, and | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2): | ||
“(3) A notification under this section required to be effected by a member of a local authority to the local authority shall be effected by giving the notification to the meetings administrator, referred to in section 46 of the Act of 2001, of the local authority.”, | ||
(c) by the insertion of the following section after section 21: | ||
“Disapplication of sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 to member of local authority | ||
21A. Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 do not apply to a member of a local authority in the member’s capacity as such.”, | ||
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(d) by the insertion of the following section after section 30: | ||
“Disapplication of Part V to member of local authority | ||
30A. This Part does not apply to a member of a local authority in the member’s capacity as such.”. |