Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

"(1) An employee who has taken maternity leave shall, if she so wishes, be entitled in accordance with this section to further leave from her employment, to be known (and referred to in this Act) as 'additional maternity leave', for a maximum period of

(a) 8 consecutive weeks commencing immediately after the end of her maternity leave, or

(b) 8 weeks, all or part of which is postponed in accordance with section 14B, commencing either in accordance with that section or immediately after the end of her maternity leave,

as may be appropriate.",

(b) in subsection (3), by the substitution of "Subject to section 14B, entitlement to additional maternity leave" for "Entitlement to additional maternity leave", and

(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (6):

"(6) The Minister may by order amend subsection (1) so as to extend the period mentioned in that subsection.".