Clause 22

Subject to subsection (2), sections 5, 6 and 7 shall not apply in relation to any female employee or self-employed woman whose confinement occurs, and whose estimated delivery date (as certified by a medical practitioner) for that confinement is, before 31st October 2008, or to any employer of such a female employee in relation to that female employee, and sections 9, 9A and 10 of the principal Act as in force immediately before 31st October 2008 shall continue to apply in relation to any such female employee or self-employed woman who satisfies the requirements of section 9A(1), (1A), (1B) or (1C) of the principal Act as in force immediately before 31st October 2008, and to any employer of such a female employee in relation to that female employee, as if sections 5, 6 and 7 had not been enacted.

Section 10A of the principal Act (as inserted by section 8) shall apply in relation to a female employee or self-employed woman whose confinement occurs, and whose estimated delivery date (as certified by a medical practitioner) for that confinement is, before 31st October 2008, and to any employer of such a female employee in relation to that female employee, as if the references therein to sections 9 and 9A of the principal Act were references to sections 9 and 9A of the principal Act as amended by sections 5 and 6, respectively.

Sections 11, 14 and 20 of the principal Act (as amended by sections 9, 14 and 19, respectively) shall apply in relation to a female employee or self-employed woman whose confinement occurs, and whose estimated delivery date (as certified by a medical practitioner) for that confinement is, before 31st October 2008, and to any employer of such a female employee in relation to that female employee, as if the references therein to sections 9 and 10 of the principal Act were references to sections 9 and 10 of the principal Act as in force immediately before 31st October 2008.

Section 12 of the principal Act (as amended by section 10) shall apply in relation to a female employee whose confinement occurs, and whose estimated delivery date (as certified by a medical practitioner) for that confinement is, before 31st October 2008, and to any employer of such a female employee in relation to that female employee, as if —

Section 12B(17) of the principal Act (as inserted by section 12) shall apply in relation to a self-employed woman whose confinement occurs, and whose estimated delivery date (as certified by a medical practitioner) for that confinement is, before 31st October 2008 as if the references therein to section 9(4), (4A), (4B) and (4C) of the principal Act were references to section 9(4), (4A), (4B) and (4C) of the principal Act as in force immediately before 31st October 2008.

Section 17 of the principal Act (as amended by section 15) shall apply in relation to a female employee whose confinement occurs, and whose estimated delivery date (as certified by a medical practitioner) for that confinement is, before 31st October 2008, and to any employer of such a female employee in relation to that female employee, as if the references therein to sections 9 and 9A of the principal Act were references to sections 9 and 9A of the principal Act as in force immediately before 31st October 2008.

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this Act —