Section 5, Maternity Benefit Act [S10-242]
As at 10 December 1988. Repealed from 1 April 2017 by Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 [A10-0X8].
5. Right to payment of maternity benefit.—[...]
(3) The maximum period for which any woman shall be entitled to maternity benefit shall be twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks shall precede the date of her expected delivery:
Provided that where a woman dies during this period, the maternity benefit shall be payable only for the days up to and including the day of her death [...]
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child: Section 2(f), DPDP Act: "child" means an individual who has not completed the age of eighteen years;
child: Section 2, Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925 [S17C74] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "child" means a person who has not completed eighteen years of age
child: Section 2, Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960 [S1FWXN] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "child" means a person who has not completed eighteen years of age
child: 16 more definitions.
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