18. (1) A justice of the peace who is pregnant is entitled to a leave of absence beginning not earlier than 17 weeks before the expected birth date.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (2) At least two weeks before the leave is to begin, the justice of the peace shall give the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace written notice of the date the leave is to begin and a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating the expected birth date.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a justice of the peace who stops working because of complications caused by her pregnancy or because of a birth, still-birth or miscarriage that occurs earlier than the date she was expected to give birth.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (4) A justice of the peace to whom subsection (3) applies shall, within two weeks of stopping work, give the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, (a)  written notice of the date the pregnancy leave began or is to begin; and (b)  a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner, (i)  in the case of a justice of the peace who stops working because of complications caused by her pregnancy, stating that she is unable to perform her duties because of complications caused by her pregnancy and stating the expected birth date, or (ii)  in any other case, stating the date of the birth, still-birth or miscarriage and the date the justice of the peace was expected to give birth.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (5) The pregnancy leave of a justice of the peace ends, (a)  in the case of a justice of the peace who is entitled to take parental leave, 17 weeks after the pregnancy leave began; (b)  in the case of a justice of the peace who is not entitled to take parental leave, on the later of the date that is 17 weeks after the pregnancy leave began and the date that is six weeks after the birth, still-birth or miscarriage; or (c)  on a date earlier than the date provided for in clause (a) or (b), if the justice of the peace gives the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace at least four weeks written notice of the earlier date.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (6) The first 17 weeks of pregnancy leave shall be with pay and any additional pregnancy leave shall be without pay.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (7) A justice of the peace who has given notice to begin pregnancy leave may change the notice, (a)  to an earlier date, by giving the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace written notice at least two weeks before the earlier date; or (b)  to a later date, by giving the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace written notice at least two weeks before the date leave was to begin under the previous notice.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (8) A justice of the peace who has given notice to end pregnancy leave may change the notice, (a)  to an earlier date, by giving the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace written notice at least four weeks before the earlier date; or (b)  to a later date, by giving the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace written notice at least four weeks before the date leave was to end under the previous notice.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (9) Revoked: O. Reg. 11/19, s. 13.