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FIN-1993-L-35371
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Maternity Benefits Act (477/1993).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Finland
Subjects (Classification)
Maternity protection
Adopted on (Date of text)
1993-05-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Äitiysavustuslaki
Abstract/Citation
A woman who has been pregnant for at least 154 days is entitled to a maternity allowance. A prerequisite for receiving maternity allowance is that the woman has undergone a medical examination before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. Adoptive parents are also entitled to maternity allowance when adopting a child below the age of 1 year. Maternity allowance may be given in cash or in kind.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1994-01-01
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1993-12-30 (FIN-1993-L-36794)
Act to amend the Act respecting maternity allowance (No. 1581 of 1993)
Amending text(s)
1993-12-30 (FIN-1993-L-36794)
Act to amend the Act respecting maternity allowance (No. 1581 of 1993)
Amending text(s)
2002-08-09 (FIN-2002-L-62313)
Act (No. 695 of 2002) to amend the Act respecting maternity allowance (No. 477 of 1993).
Amending text(s)
2002-08-09 (FIN-2002-L-62313)
Act (No. 695 of 2002) to amend the Act respecting maternity allowance (No. 477 of 1993).
Amending text(s)
2002-09-13 (FIN-2002-L-62322)
Act (No. 783 of 2002) to amend the Act respecting maternity allowances (No. 477 of 1993).
Amending text(s)
2004-05-07 (FIN-2004-L-67532)
Act (No. 360 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 477 of 1993) respecting maternity allowance.
Amending text(s)
2004-07-09 (FIN-2004-L-68190)
Act (No. 643 of 2004) to amend ss. 1 and 3 of the Act (No. 477 of 1993) respecting maternity allowance.
Amending text(s)
2006-12-22 (FIN-2006-L-74995)
Act No. 1307 of 2006 to amend Act (No. 477 of 1993) respecting maternity allowance.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish
Author
FINLEX
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Country
Finland
URL
http://www.finlex.fi/
File
FIN35371 Finnish.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Finlands författningssamling
Date
1993-06-03
Number
No. 477
Page range
pp. 1041-1045