6. Amendment of section 8 of the principal enactment

Section 8 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, by the substitution for the words “notice of her confinement to her employer under section 7(2)” of the following words:—

“notice of her confinement to her employer under section 7(2):

Provided however, that for the purpose of ascertaining the period for which such woman

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worker is entitled to the payment of maternity benefit, she shall inform her employer of whether or not her confinement resulted in the issue of a live child or not.”.