Certification and medical examination

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a claim for maternity allowance shall be accompanied – (a) in the case of a claim made prior to the date of confinement, by a medical certificate stating the expected date of confinement; and (b) in the case of a claim made subsequent to the date of confinement, by a medical certificate or a certificate issued by a registered midwife, stating the actual date of (2) An insured woman in receipt of maternity allowance shall as soon as possible after her confinement, obtain a certificate of her confinement from the medical practitioner or registered midwife who assisted thereat, and forward it to the office of the Board within three weeks from the date of Provided that the Manager may accept other evidence in lieu of such certificate if, in his opinion, the special circumstances of any particular case justify so doing. (3) The Manager may require a claimant or beneficiary to attend for and submit herself to examination by one or more medical practitioners appointed by the Board. Social Security 67