Section 71(3)

Regulations under subsection (2)— shall secure that, where an employee has a right to leave under this section, she is entitled to an ordinary maternity leave period of at least 26 weeks; may allow an employee to choose, subject to prescribed restrictions, the date on which an ordinary maternity leave period starts; may allow an employee to bring forward the date on which an ordinary maternity leave period ends, subject to prescribed restrictions and subject to satisfying prescribed conditions; may allow an employee in prescribed circumstances to revoke, or to be treated as revoking, the bringing forward of that date; may specify circumstances in which an employee may work for her employer during an ordinary maternity leave period without bringing the period to an end.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04