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Legislative Enactments MATERNITY BENEFITS Marginal Notes 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Maternity Benefits Ordinance. 2. Woman worker not to be employed for four weeks after her confinement. 3. Period for which maternity benefit must be paid. [2,52 of 1981] [2,43 of 1985] [2, 15 of 2018] 5. Liablity of employer and rate of maternity benefits. [3,52 of 1981] [3,43 of 1985] [3, 15 of 2018] 6. Woman worker not to claim benefits, in respect of the same confinement, from more than one employer. [4, 15 of 2018] 7. Notice to employer of confinement or expected confinement. [4,52 of 1981] [4,43 of 1985] [5, 15 of 2018] 8. Payment of maternity benefit. [6, 15 of 2018] 9. Payment of maternity benefit before death of woman. 10. Woman worker not to be given notice of dismissal during authorized absence from employment. 10A. Employment not to be terminated because of pregnancy or confinement or of illness in consequence thereof. [3,6 of 1958] 10B. Work which is prohibited during pregnancy and after confinement. [3,6 of 1958] 11. Right to maternity benefit unaffected by notice of dismissal in specified circumstances. [5,35 of 1946] [7, 15 of 2018] 12. Liability to pay maternity benefits to be first charge on assets.[3, 13 of 1978] 12A. Establishment and maintenance of creches. [4,13 of 1978] 12B. Provision of nursing intervals for nursing mothers. [5,13 of 1978] 13. Power to obtain information or copies of registers of women workers. [ 6, 24 of 1962] [6,24 of 1962] 14. Powers of inspection. [6,13 of 1978] 15. Regulations.[8,24 of 1962] [8, 15 of 2018] 16. Offences and penalties. 17. Prosecutions not to be instituted except or with sanction of sanction commissioner. 18. Prosecutions to be instituted within six years of date of offence. [8,13 of 1978] 19. Contracting out. 20. Application of other written law. 21. Interpretation.