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Supplementary provisions
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5. Section 51(1)(a) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “confinement”:
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“‘confinement’ means—
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(i) labour resulting in the issue of a living child,
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(ii) labour, after 24 weeks of pregnancy, resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead, or
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(iii) labour resulting in the issue of a child who, at birth, weighs not less than 500 grammes, whether alive or dead,
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and ‘confined’ shall be construed accordingly;”.
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