Clause 7

by deleting sub-paragraph (i) of subsection (1)(a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(i)the amount paid to the employee —

under section 9(1) for the period of her absence from work under that provision which is after the first 8 weeks of such absence;

under subsection (1A), (1C) or (1E) of section 9 for such period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91), or under that subsection, after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work under section 76(1) of that Act as she is entitled to receive payment under that subsection; or

under section 9(1B), (1D) or (1F) —

by deleting the word “fourth” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the word “subsequent”;

by deleting sub-paragraph (i) of subsection (1)(b) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(i)the amount paid to the employee —

under section 9(1), (1B), (1D) or (1F) for the whole period of her absence from work under that provision; or

under subsection (1A), (1C) or (1E) of section 9 for such period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act, or under that subsection, as she is entitled to receive payment under that subsection; and”;

by deleting the words “shall not exceed” in subsection (2);

by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)where subsection (1)(a) applies —

shall not exceed $10,000 for every 4 weeks or 24 days, as the case may be, of the employee’s absence from work; and

shall not exceed a total of $20,000; and

where subsection (1)(b) applies —

shall not exceed $10,000 for every 4 weeks or 24 days, as the case may be, of the employee’s absence from work; and

shall not exceed a total of $40,000.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “Government” in the section heading, the words “for maternity benefits”.