The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/925
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 4th April 2004 and immediately after the coming into force of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2004 .

(2) In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations ” means the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) Regulations 2002 .

Section 2 Amendment to the Principal Regulations

The Principal Regulations shall be amended by the substitution for regulation 2 of the following—

Weekly rate of payment of statutory paternity pay

(2) The weekly rate of payment of statutory paternity pay shall be the smaller of the following two amounts—

(a) £102.80;

(b) 90 per cent. of the normal weekly earnings of the person claiming statutory paternity pay, determined in accordance with regulations 39 and 40 of the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 .