2010 No. 303
The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Application of Article 112BB to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 9th November 2010
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Employment and Learning makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 112BB(10) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 19961.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Application of Article 112BB to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 3rd October 2010.
Application of Article 112BB of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 to adoptions from overseas2
1
Article 112BB of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 shall have effect in relation to adoptions from overseas with the modifications of the provisions specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations that are set out opposite those provisions in the second column of that Schedule.
2
In these Regulations—
“adoption from overseas” means the adoption of a child who enters Northern Ireland from outside the United Kingdom in connection with or for the purposes of adoption which does not involve the placement of a child for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 9th September 2010.
SCHEDULE
Provision of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 | Modification |
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Article 112BB(1) | In paragraph (b), for “placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom” substitute “who is the subject of adoption from overseas”. |
In paragraph (c), for “a person with whom the child is so placed for adoption (“the adopter”)” substitute “the child’s adopter”. | |
Article 112BB(5) | In paragraph (a), for “child’s placement for adoption” substitute “child’s entry into Northern Ireland”. |
Article 112BB(7) | In paragraph (b), for “exercises a right to be absent from work on adoption leave” substitute “is a child’s adopter”. |
In paragraph (c), for “is placed for adoption” substitute “is the subject of adoption from overseas”. | |
Article 112BB(8) | For paragraph (8) substitute—
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Article 112BB(9) | For paragraph (9), substitute—
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(This note is not part of the Regulations)