The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) and the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/358
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

The Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) and Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 6th April 2005.

Section 2 Application

The amendments to the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986 and the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 provided for by regulations 3 and 4 have effect only in relation to a reinstatement or re-engagement of employment occurring on or after 6th April 2005.

Section 3 Amendment of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986

(1) The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 12(1) (continuous employment and unfair dismissal) after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following —

or

(d) of a decision arising out of the use of a statutory dispute resolution procedure contained in Schedule 2 to the Employment Act 2002 in a case where, in accordance with the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 , such a procedure applies.

Section 4 Amendment of the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002

(1) The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 34(1) (continuous employment and unfair dismissal) the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) shall be omitted and after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following —

or

(d) of a decision arising out of the use of a statutory dispute resolution procedure contained in Schedule 2 to the Employment Act 2002 in a case where, in accordance with the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004, such a procedure applies.