The Principal Act is amended -

(a) in section 47:

(i) in subsection (1)(a), by inserting "or it is certified by a registered medical practitioner or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Minister that a woman has been confined," after "given,",

(ii) by substituting the following for subsection (4)(a):

"(a) Subject to this Act and paragraph (b), where a woman, who has been delivered of a living child, dies at any time before the expiry of the twenty-fourth week following the week of her confinement, the father of the child shall be entitled to benefit under this Chapter as if he were a woman and the provisions of this Chapter (other than sections 48 and 50(b)) apply in all respects in the case of that man.",

and

(iii) by substituting the following for subsection (5)(c):

"(c) a man who -

(i) is an employed contributor, for the period of leave to which he is entitled under section 16 of the Maternity Protection Act 1994 or for 6 weeks, whichever is the longer period of time, or

(ii) is in insurable self-employment, for a period beginning on the day after the day on which the death of the mother occurs