213References to maternity leave, etc.E+W+S
(1)This section applies for the purposes of this Act.
(2)A reference to a woman on maternity leave is a reference to a woman on—
(a)compulsory maternity leave,
(b)ordinary maternity leave, or
(c)additional maternity leave.
(3)A reference to a woman on compulsory maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she satisfies the conditions prescribed for the purposes of section 72(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
(4)A reference to a woman on ordinary maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she is exercising the right to ordinary maternity leave.
(5)A reference to the right to ordinary maternity leave is a reference to the right conferred by section 71(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
(6)A reference to a woman on additional maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she is exercising the right to additional maternity leave.
(7)A reference to the right to additional maternity leave is a reference to the right conferred by section 73(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
(8)“Additional maternity leave period” has the meaning given in section 73(2) of that Act.