Maternity Benefit Act : Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birthof child,

Maternity Benefit Act,1961

Act No : 53

Section : Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birthof child, or miscarriage.

10. Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child, or miscarriage.- A woman suffering from illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child or miscarriage shall, on production of such proof as may be prescribed, be entitled, in addition to the period of absence allowed to her under section 6, or, as the case may be, under section 9, to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a maximum period of one month.