(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) 16 consecutive weeks commencing immediately after the end of her maternity leave and, where applicable, any period of transferred paternity leave taken by he , or

(b) 16 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 and, where applicable, any period of transferred paternity leave taken by her,

as may be appropriate.

(2) An employee shall be entitled to additional maternity leave, whether or not the minimum period of maternity leave has been extended under section 12.