The Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) Amendment Regulations 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/725
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) Amendment Regulations 2011.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2011 and shall have effect in relation to payments of statutory maternity pay made on or after that date.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the principal GB Regulations ” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 1994 ;

“the principal NI Regulations ” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 .

Section 2 Amendment of the principal GB Regulations

In regulation 3 (determination of the amount of additional payment to which a small employer shall be entitled) of the principal GB Regulations—

(a) for “6th April 2002” there shall be substituted “6th April 2011”; and

(b) for “4.5 per cent.” there shall be substituted “3.0 per cent.”.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal NI Regulations

In regulation 3 (amount of additional payment to which a small employer shall be entitled) of the principal NI Regulations—

(a) for “6th April 2002” there shall be substituted “6th April 2011”; and

(b) for “4.5 per cent.” there shall be substituted “3.0 per cent.”.