Clause 13

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), where —

a female employee satisfies the requirements set out in section 9A(1);

her confinement occurred —

between 1st August 2004 and 30th September 2004 (both dates inclusive); or

before 1st August 2004 but the estimated delivery date for that confinement (as certified by a medical practitioner) was a date on or after 1st August 2004;

her employer has granted her leave of absence for the period referred to in section 9(1)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be;

she absents herself from work during the whole or any part of such period; and

she has received payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay during such period of absence,the employer shall be entitled to claim reimbursement from the Government in accordance with any regulations made under section 20 for the payments referred to in subsection (2).(2) The payments for which an employer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Government under subsection (1) shall be —

in respect of the first or second confinement of the employee —

the amount paid to the employee for such period of her absence from work which is after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work; and

any contribution which the employer has made under the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36) in respect of such payment which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages; and

in respect of the third or fourth confinement of the employee —

the amount paid to the employee for the whole period of her absence from work; and

any contribution which the employer has made under the Central Provident Fund Act in respect of such payment which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages.(3) The amount of reimbursement an employer shall be entitled to claim from the Government under subsection (1) in respect of a female employee shall not exceed —

where subsection (2)(a) applies, $10,000; and

where subsection (2)(b) applies, $30,000.(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), where —

a self-employed woman satisfies the requirements set out in section 9A(1);

her confinement occurred —

between 1st August 2004 and 30th September 2004 (both dates inclusive); or

before 1st August 2004 but the estimated delivery date for that confinement (as certified by a medical practitioner) was a date on or after 1st August 2004;

she ceases or has ceased to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation during the whole or part of the period referred to in section 9(4)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be; and

she has lost any income by reason of her ceasing to be actively engaged in such trade, business, profession or vocation during the whole or any part of such period,she shall be entitled to claim from the Government, in accordance with any regulations made under section 20, the income she would otherwise have derived from her trade, business, profession or vocation had she continued to be actively engaged in such trade, business, profession or vocation during such period referred to in subsection (5) as may be applicable.(5) A self-employed woman shall be entitled to payment from the Government under subsection (4) —

in respect of her first or second confinement, for such period of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation which is after the first 8 weeks of such cessation; and

in respect of her third or fourth confinement, for the whole period of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation. (6) The amount of payment that a self-employed woman shall be entitled to receive from the Government under subsection (4) —

in respect of her first or second confinement, for the period referred to in subsection (5)(a) shall not exceed $10,000; and

in respect of her third or fourth confinement, for the period referred to in subsection (5)(b) shall not exceed $30,000.”.