Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in subsection (1)(a), by substituting "equal to the period referred to in section 6(1)" for "of 18 weeks",

(b) in subsection (1)(aa)(ii), by substituting "the number of weeks referred to in section 6(1) in total," for "18 weeks in total, or",

(c) in subsection (1)(b)(iii), by substituting "subparagraphs (i) and (ii), or" for "subparagraphs (i) and (ii).",

(d) in subsection (1), by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

"(ba) where an employee has taken leave pursuant to paragraph (a), (aa) or (b), periods each consisting of not less than 1 week.",

(e) in subsection (2)(a), by substituting -

(i) "equal to the period referred to in section 6(1)" for "of 18 weeks" in each place where it occurs, and

(ii) "the relevant number times" for "18 times",

(f) in subsection (2)(b), by substituting ", (aa) or (ba) of subsection (1)" for "or (aa)",

(g) in subsection (3), by inserting "subsections (3A) and (3B)" for "subsection (3A)",

(h) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3A):

"(3B) Subsection (3) shall not apply to -