2. Amendment of section 3 of Chapter 140

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 3 of the Maternity Benefits Ordinance

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the repealed of subsection (1) of that section and substitution therefor, of the following subsection:—

“(1) The period for which any woman worker shall be entitled to the payment of maternity benefits shall be—

(a)

twelve weeks, that is to say two weeks up to and including the day of her confinement and ten weeks immediately following that day, if the confinement results in the issue of a live child; and

(b)

six weeks, that is to say two weeks up to and including the day of her confinement and four weeks immediately following that day, if the confinement does not result in the issue of a live child:

Provided however, that where such woman worker has worked in her employment for any number of days during the aforesaid period of two weeks referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) she shall be entitled to the

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payment of maternity benefits for such number of days immediately after her confinement commencing from the day immediately after the date on which the aforesaid period of ten weeks or four weeks as the case may be, ends.”.

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