The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Statutory Sick Pay) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 Section 44 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) contains provision relating to Statutory Sick Pay. Section 89(1) provides for the Act to expire at the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which it was passed (25th March 2020). This is subject to limited exceptions. Section 90 allows expiring provisions to be extended for not more than 6 months.

This Order extends the expiry date of section 44 of the Act to 24th September 2022.

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