[35B State maternity allowance for participating wife or civil partner of self-employed earner]

[35B  State maternity allowance for participating wife or civil partner of self-employed earner]

[(1)     A woman (W) shall be entitled to a maternity allowance under this section, at the weekly rate given by subsection (3) below, if—

(a)     W has become pregnant and has reached, or been confined before reaching, the commencement of the 11th week before the expected week of confinement; and

(b)     for any part of the week in the case of at least 26 of the 66 weeks immediately preceding the expected week of confinement, W has worked with a person (S) who at the time of her doing so—

(i)     was her spouse or civil partner, and

(ii)     was engaged in employment as a self-employed earner; and

(c)     S [has paid] a Class 2 contribution in respect of the 26 weeks referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and

(d)

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