492 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 278

regulations as the Board may prescribe, except that the Board
may, by regulation, waive or alter either or both of the require-
ments of this subsection as to individuals attached to regular
jobs and as to such other types of cases or situations with re-
spect to which it finds that compliance with such requirements
would be oppressive, or would be inconsistent with the pur-
poses of this Act; provided that no such regulation shall con-
flict with section 3 (a) of this Act.

(b) He has made a claim for benefits with respect to such
week in accordance with such regulations as the Board may
prescribe.

(c) He is able to work, and is available for work.

(d) He has been unemployed for a waiting period of two
weeks. Such weeks of unemployment need not be consecutive.
No week shall be counted as a week of unemployment for the
purposes of this subsection:

(1) Unless it occurs within the benefit year which includes
the week with respect to which he claims payment of benefits,
provided that this requirement shall not interrupt the pay-
ment of benefits for consecutive weeks of unemployment, and
provided further that the week or the two consecutive weeks
immediately preceding a benefit year, if part of one uninter-
rupted period of unemployment which continues into such
benefit year, shall be deemed (for the purposes of this subsec-
tion only) to be within such benefit year as well as within the
preceding benefit year;

(2) If benefits have been paid with respect thereto;

(3) Unless the individual was eligible for benefits with re-
spect thereto as provided in Sections 4 and 5 of this Act, ex-
cept for the requirements of this subsection and of subsection
(f) of Section 5.

(e) He has during his base period earned wages for insured
work equal to not less than the amount appearing in Column
C of the table in Section 3 (b) (1), on the line on which, in
Column B of that table, appears his weekly benefit amount.

Disqualification For Benefits.

5. An Individual Shall be Disqualified for Benefits, (a)
For the week in which he has left work voluntarily without
good cause, if so found by the Board, and for not less than the
one or more than the five weeks which immediately follow such
week (in addition to the waiting period), as determined by
the Board according to the circumstances in each case.