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Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act (entitlement to disability benefit).
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16.—(1) Section 18 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
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(a) the insertion after subsection (4) (f) (inserted by section 10 of the Act of 1986) of the following paragraph:
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“(g) any two periods of incapacity for work separated by a period in respect of which an insured person is being paid by his employer in respect of holiday leave shall be treated as one period of incapacity for work.”,
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and
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(b) the insertion after subsection (6) of the following subsection:
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“(7) A person who was in receipt of maternity allowance under section 24 on any of the three days prior to the day in respect of which a claim for disability benefit is made shall not be entitled to disability benefit for the first three days of incapacity for work in respect of such claim.”.
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(2) Subsection (1) (b) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1988.
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